palanquin

Alternative forms

• palankeen

Etymology

From Portuguese palanquim, ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka, “bed, couch, bedstead”).

Pronunciation

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpæləŋˈkiːn/

Noun

palanquin (plural palanquins)

1. A covered type of litter for a stretched-out passenger, carried on four poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, as formerly used (also by colonials) in eastern Asia.

See also

• sedan chair

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka, “bed, couch, bedstead”).

Noun

palanquin m (plural palanquins)

1. palanquin

Further reading

• “palanquin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).