palanquin

Significado (Inglés)

1. (India, 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.
2. (broadly) Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle open or closed, human or animal-borne, particularly (historical) in colonial Asian contexts.

Conceptos

andas

palanquín

Sinónimos

litter

sedan chair

palankeen

palki

dhooly

cart

stretcher

bier

sedan

carrying hammock

dandy

machila

roofed hammock

palanqueen

Traducciones

palanquin

palanquim

palankijn

palanchino

Sänfte

portantina

liteira

حَمَّالَة

tahtırevan

مِحَفَّة

Kago

Tragsessel

ανατολικό φορείον

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˌpæləŋˈkiːn/

Etimología (Inglés)

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.