पालकी

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɑːl.kiː/, [päːl.kiː]

Noun

पालकी • (pālkī) f

1. litter, palanquin
2. sedan chair

Declension

Declension of पालकी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पालकी pālkī	पालकियाँ pālkiyā̃
oblique	पालकी pālkī	पालकियों pālkiyõ
vocative	पालकी pālkī	पालकियो pālkiyo

Derived terms

• पालकी गाड़ी (pālkī gāṛī)

Descendants

• → English: palki

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “पालकी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House