palanquin

== English == === Alternative forms === palankin, palankeen palanchin, palanchine, palanchino, pallanchine, pallankin, palakin, palamkeen, palamkeene, palamkin, palankine, palanquine, pallaquin, pallenkine, pollankan, palanqueen, palenkeen, pallankeen, pallanquin, palenqueen, pallenkeen, palinquin, palanka, palanke, palankee, palanque, palanquy (obsolete) === 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. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpælənˈkin/, /ˈpælənˌkwɪn/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpalənˈkiːn/, /ˈpaləŋkwɪn/ === Noun === palanquin (plural palanquins) (India, chiefly 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. [1588] 1588, Thomas Hickok translating Cesare Federici as The Voyage and Trauaile of M. Caesar Frederick, Merchant of Venice into the East India, the Indies, and beyond the Indies..., p. 10: At the end of two moneths I determined to go for Goa in the companye of two other Portingale Merchants, which were making readye to depart, with two Palanchines or little Litters, which are very commodious for the waye, with eight Falchines which are men hired, to carrie the palanchines, eight for a palanchine, foure at a time... (loosely) Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle open or closed, human or animal-borne, particularly (historical) in colonial Asian contexts. 1892, "Notes", "Homiletic Commentary on The Song of Solomon", The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary on the Old Testament..., p. 142: Behold his bed which is Solomon's. 'His bed' מִטָּתוֹ (mittatho)... The word here is generally understood to denote a palanquin or litter. Same as the 'chariot' in verse ninth... A royal bridal chariot or palanquin... A portable bed... A palanquin, sedan, or portable vehicle, in which Kings in the East used to be carried when on a long journey... 1991, Matthew Eynon, Palanquins, Procreative Power, and Politics: Case Studies of Nepal, Taiwan, and Japan, p. 316: This kogoshi, the simplest form of koshi palanquin, consists of a base with a raised railing and no roof. ==== Synonyms ==== (all): palki (generic term for Indian litters): andor (archaic) ==== Hypernyms ==== litter, sedan chair, lectica ==== Hyponyms ==== chowpaul (open palanquin with arched support pole); meeana (open-sided palanquin); mihaffa (various covered litters) ==== Coordinate terms ==== chokey ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: palankin → Danish: palankin → Polish: palankin ==== Translations ==== === References === “palanquin, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. == French == === Etymology === From Portuguese palanquim (“palanquin, palanquin-bearer”), from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki, “litter”), ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.lɑ̃.kɛ̃/ === Noun === palanquin m (plural palanquins) palanquin (Asian litter or sedan chair) ==== Descendants ==== German: Palankin Romanian: palanchin === Further reading === “palanquin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012