takhtrawan

== English == === Alternative forms === takhtarawan, takht-ravan, takhtravan, tatravan, tahtravan, tahtirevan, takht-rawan, takht rawan, takhtirewan, takht-i rawan, takht-i-rawan, takhterawan tackravan, tack-ravan, tact-ravan, takht revan, taht-revan, takt-ravan, taktrevan, takht ravan, takhtrevan, taktravan, takt-rawan, taktrawan (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Persian تَخْتِ رَوَان (taxt-i rawān), partially via French tack-ravan, from تَخْت (taxt, “throne, elevated seat or bed”) +‎ رَوَان (rawān, walking, travelling, mobile). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑktrəˌwɑn/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɑːktrəˌwɑːn/ === Noun === takhtrawan (plural takhtrawans) (historical) A covered litter carried by a pair of animals. [1671] (historical) An ornate open litter used as a mobile throne, particularly by the Mughal emperors, usually borne by human porters. Hypernym: andor (uncommon) 2021 December, Harpreet Kaur, "Guru Tegh Bahadur: Upholder of Democratic Principles", Studies in Sikhism and Comparative Religion, Vol. XLVI No. 2, p. 33: On Friday, 27th October, 1676 A.D. while the Emperor was returning from the Jama mosque and had alighted from the boat in order to mount the movable chair (takht-i-rawan), an ill-fated disciple of Guru Tegh Bahadur threw two bricks, one of which reached the chair. He was seized by the retinue and ordered to be made over to the Kotwal. ==== Translations ==== === References === “takhtrawan, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.