palanquin
Meaning of palanquin
noun
(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.
late 16th century: from Portuguese palanquim, from Oriya pālaṅki, based on Sanskrit palyanka ‘bed, couch’.
Information about palanquin
- It is a name.
- The plural form of palanquin is: palanquins.
- Languages in which palanquin is used:
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Hyphenation of palanquin
palan-quin
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- palanquin is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
palanquin synonyms
Meaning palankeen:
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