palanquin noun. [palǝn'ki:n] Also palankeen. L16.
[Portuguese palanquim from Oriya pālaki, Hindi pālkī (whence PALKEE), prob. through Malay palangki, ult. from Sanskrit palyaka, paryaka bed, litter.]
A covered conveyance for one person, consisting of a large box carried on two horizontal poles by four or six bearers, used in the Indian subcontinent and other Eastern countries.

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