palanquín

Meaning

palanquin (Asian litter or sedan chair)

Concepts

palanquin

Translations

palanchino

portantina

Sänfte

Tragsessel

palanquin

palankijn

حَمَّالَة

palanquim

مِحَفَّة

Hyphenated as

pa‧lan‧quín

Pronounced as (IPA)

/palanˈkin/

Etymology

From Portuguese palanquim (“Indian litter, litter-bearer”), from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki, “litter”), from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”) of uncertain origin.