brancard

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brancard. === Noun === brancard (plural brancards) (obsolete) A litter drawn by a horse, on which a person may be carried. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brancard. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brɑŋˈkaːr/ Hyphenation: bran‧card === Noun === brancard m (plural brancards, diminutive brancardje n) gurney, stretcher Synonyms: baar, draagbaar ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: brankar → Papiamentu: brankar == French == === Etymology === From branc, masculine form of branche (“branch”), with noun suffix -ard. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁɑ̃.kaʁ/ === Noun === brancard m (plural brancards) shaft (pole to attach a wagon, cart, etc. to an animal) (dated) handle of a litter (metonymic) stretcher Synonym: civière ==== Derived terms ==== brancardage (noun) brancarder (verb) brancardier (noun) ruer dans les brancards ==== Related terms ==== branche ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: brancard→ Indonesian: brankar→ Papiamentu: brankar → English: brancard → Khmer: ប្រង់កា (prɑngkaa) → Persian: برانکارد (berânkârd) → Vietnamese: băng ca === Further reading === “brancard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 A. Brachet (1868), An etymological dictionary of the French language (in French)