palanquin

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Definition von palanquin im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A covered type of litter for a stretched-out passenger, carried on four poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, as formerly used (also by colonials) in eastern Asia

{n} a covered carriage in India, borne on the shoulders of men

for the conveyance of a single person from place to place

a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers

{i} type of carriage made of an enclosed seat carried on poles (used formerly in India and other Eastern countries to carry important people), litter

An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, used in India, China, etc

{i} doolie

Relevante Übersetzungen

A palanquin

palkee

palanquins

Plural of palanquin

Silbentrennung

pal·an·quin

Etymologie

() From Portuguese palanquim, ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (paly-aṅka, “bed, couch, bedstead”).