I. |palən|kēn, -|k(w)in; pəˈlaŋkwən, -ank- noun
also pal·an·keen |palən|kēn
( -s )
Etymology: Portuguese palanquim, from Javanese pëlaṅki, from Prakrit pallaṅka, from Sanskrit palyaṅka, paryaṅka, from pari around + añcati he bends, curves; akin to Sanskrit aṅka bend, hook — more at per , angle
: a conveyance that was formerly much used in eastern Asia especially for the transport of one person, that consists of an enclosed litter usually in the form of a box with wooden shutters, and that is borne on the shoulders of men by means of projecting poles
II. intransitive verb
also palankeen “
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to travel in a palanquin