Palanquin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌpælənˈkin/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Palanquin is a noun meaning (India, chiefly historical) An enclosed human-borne litter or sedan chair, a large box with a chair, couch, or bed raised on horizontal poles and used as a mode of transport.
Meaning
(India, chiefly historical) An enclosed human-borne litter or sedan chair, a large box with a chair, couch, or bed raised on horizontal poles and used as a mode of transport.
More Meanings
- (loosely) Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle open or closed, human or animal-borne, particularly (historical) in colonial Asian contexts.
Example Sentences
Behold the hero of the scene, In bungalow and palankeen.
... the fan-bearer shows that the bearers are those of the king's palanquin .
This kogoshi, the simplest form of koshi palanquin, consists of a base with a raised railing and no roof.
The palanquin carries Pābūjī—and, according to the description on the par, he rides his mare mother on the palanquin...—towards Rāma's heaven.
Word Forms
- palanquins
- palankin
- palankeen
- palanchin
- palanchine
- palanchino
- pallanchine
- pallankin
- palakin
- palamkeen
- palamkeene
- palamkin
- palankine
- palanquine
- pallaquin
- pallenkine
- palanqueen
- palenkeen
- pallankeen
- pallanquin
- palenqueen
- pallenkeen
- palinquin
- palanka
- palanke
- palankee
- palanque
- palanquy
Synonyms for palanquin
Depending on context, synonyms include palki, andor, litter, particularly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sedan, litter, bearers, palankeen, palki, jampan.
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