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Definitions for Palanquin
[1] (formerly in India and other Eastern countries) a passenger conveyance, usually for one person, consisting of a covered or boxlike litter carried by means of poles resting on the shoulders of several men.
[2] a covered litter, formerly used in the Orient, carried on the shoulders of four men
Words related to Palanquin
wagon, truck, rickshaw, buggy, dray, gig, dolly, barrow, pushcart, handcart, tumbrel, wheelbarrow, gurney, curricle, tilbury, two-wheeler
Words nearby Palanquin
palagi, palais, palais de danse, palais glide, palampore, palanquin, palapa, palatable, palatal, palatal index, palatal papillomatosis
Origin of Palanquin
1580–90; < Middle French < Dutch pallankin < Portuguese palanquim ≪ Pali pallaṅka, Sanskrit palyaṅka; compare Oriya pālaṅki
Other words from Palanquin
pal·an·quin·er , pal·an·keen·er , noun
pal·an·quin·ing·ly , pal·an·keen·ing·ly , adverb
Word origin for Palanquin
C16: from Portuguese palanquim, from Prakrit pallanka, from Sanskrit paryanka couch
Synonyms for Palanquin
rickshaw, truck, wagon, barrow, buggy, dolly, dray, gig, gurney, handcart, pushcart, tumbrel, wheelbarrow, curricle, tilbury, two-wheeler