palanquin
Meanings
Plural: palanquins
Noun
- a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
- 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.
- Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle open or closed, human or animal-borne, particularly (historical) in colonial Asian contexts.
Origin / Etymology
From Portuguese palanquim (“Asian litter, litter-bearer”), from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki, “litter”), ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”). Doublet of palki.
Synonyms
andor, any similar vehicle open or closed, human or animal-borne, litter, palankeen, palki, particularly
Scrabble Score: 20
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