palanquin (redirected from palanquins)

pal·an·quin also pal·an·keen  (pln-kn)

n.

A covered litter carried on poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, formerly used in eastern Asia.

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[Portuguese palanquim, from Javanese pelangki, from Pali pallako, from Sanskrit paryaka, palyaka, couch, bed.]

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palanquin, palankeen [ˌpælənˈkiːn]

n

(Historical Terms) a covered litter, formerly used in the Orient, carried on the shoulders of four men

[from Portuguese palanquim, from Prakrit pallanka, from Sanskrit paryanka couch]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

palanquin - a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers palankeen litter - conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers

Translations

palanquin

n → Sänfte f