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Word: Palanquin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Portuguese palanquim, from Oriya pālaṅki, based on Sanskrit palyanka ‘bed, couch’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpalənˈkiːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in India and the East) a covered litter for one passenger, consisting of a large box carried on two horizontal poles by four or six bearers.
Short Definition:covered litter for one passenger, consisting of large box carried on two horizontal poles by four or six bearers
Variant Forms:
- palankeen
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