palanchin

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palanchin

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From French palanquin, from Portuguese palanquim, from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki, “litter”), from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”) of uncertain origin.

noun palanchine · palanchin · palanchinul · palanchinele

neuter palanquin (Asian litter)
neuter kind of silk fabric

In English

palanquin an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan cha

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@misc{palanchin_2026,
  title = {palanchin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/palanchin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}