palanquin

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

litter

sedan chair

palankeen

palki

dhooly

cart

stretcher

bier

sedan

carrying hammock

dandy

machila

roofed hammock

palanqueen

Translations

palanquin

palanquim

palanchino

Sänfte

palankijn

portantina

liteira

andas

palanquín

حَمَّالَة

tahtırevan

مِحَفَّة

Kago

Tragsessel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpæləŋˈkiːn/

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.