PALANQUIN


Meaning of PALANQUIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpa-lən-ˈkēn, -ˈkwin, -ˈkin, ˈpa-lən-ˌ; pə-ˈlaŋ-kwən ]

noun

Etymology: Portuguese palanquim, from Malay or Javanese pelangki, of Indo-Aryan origin; akin to Bengali pālaṅka bed

Date: 1588

: a conveyance formerly used especially in eastern Asia usually for one person that consists of an enclosed litter borne on the shoulders of men by means of poles

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.