- palankeen
- 'pælÉ™n'kɪËn n. type of carriage made of an enclosed seat carried on poles (used formerly in India and other Eastern countries to carry important people), litter
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palankeen — Palanquin Pal an*quin , n. [F. palanquin, Pg. palanquim, Javan. palangki, OJavan. palangkan, through Prakrit fr. Skr. parya[.n]ka, palya[.n]ka, bed, couch; pari around (akin to E. pref. peri ) + a[.n]ka a hook, flank, probably akin to E. angle… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palankeen — noun a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers • Syn: ↑palanquin • Hypernyms: ↑litter … Useful english dictionary
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Vehicle — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Vehicle >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vehicle vehicle conveyance carriage caravan van Sgm: N 1 wagon wagon waggon wain dray cart lorry GRP: N 2 … English dictionary for students
Palanquin — Pal an*quin , n. [F. palanquin, Pg. palanquim, Javan. palangki, OJavan. palangkan, through Prakrit fr. Skr. parya[.n]ka, palya[.n]ka, bed, couch; pari around (akin to E. pref. peri ) + a[.n]ka a hook, flank, probably akin to E. angle fishing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palanquin — palanquiner, palankeener, n. palanquiningly, palankeeningly, adv. /pal euhn keen /, n. (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… … Universalium
轎 — 【교】 가마 車부 12획 (총19획) [n] chair; sedan chair; palanquin; palankeen 駕轎 (가교) 앞뒤에 각 한 마리의 말이 채를 메고 끌게 되어 있는, 임금이 타는 가마. 玉轎奉導 (옥교봉도) 임금이 옥교를 타고 거동할 때에 봉도별감 (奉導別監) 이 앞채의 머리를 좌우에서 잡고 나아가면서 가마를 편히 모시라고 주의시키던 소리 … Hanja (Korean Hanzi) dictionary
palanquin — [ˌpalən ki:n] (also palankeen) noun (in India and the East) a covered litter for one passenger, carried on two horizontal poles by four or six bearers. Origin C16: from Port. palanquim, from Oriya pālaṅki, based on Sanskrit palyanka bed, couch … English new terms dictionary
palanquin — /ˈpælənkin/ (say paluhnkeen), / kwin/ (say kween), / ən/ (say uhn) noun (in India and other Asian countries) a covering or box like litter borne by means of poles resting on men s shoulders. Also, palankeen. {Portuguese. Compare Sanskrit palyanka …
palanquin — (also palankeen) ► NOUN ▪ (in India and the East) a covered litter for one passenger. ORIGIN Portuguese palanquim, from Sanskrit, bed, couch … English terms dictionary
