palankeno

Esperanto

1839 illustration of a British East India Company officer in a palanquin (palenkeno)

Etymology

Ultimately from Portuguese palanquim, from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki), from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka). Compare English and French palanquin, Italian palanchino, Polish palankin, Russian паланки́н (palankín).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [palanˈkeno]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Hyphenation: pa‧lan‧ke‧no

Noun

palankeno (accusative singular palankenon, plural palankenoj, accusative plural palankenojn)

1. palanquin (Asian litter or sedan chair)