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palankeno

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

Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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

  1. palanquin (Asian litter or sedan chair)
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