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Palanka
‖
Pa-lan′ka
(pȧ-lȧṉ′kȧ)
, Noun.
[Cf. It., Pg., & Sp.
palanca
, fr. L. palanga
, phalanga
a pole, Gr. φάλαγξ
.] (Mil.)
A camp permanently intrenched, attached to Turkish frontier fortresses.
Definition 2025
palanka
palanka
See also: palaṅka
English
Noun
palanka (plural palankas)
- (military, historical) A permanently entrenched camp attached to Turkish frontier fortresses.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish پلنقه (palanka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pǎlaːnka/
- Hyphenation: pa‧lan‧ka
Noun
pàlānka f (Cyrillic spelling па̀ла̄нка)
- a small town on the Balkans
- a type of wooden fortress on the roads of Ottoman Empire built for the protection of travelers
Declension
Declension of palanka
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pàlānka | palanke |
| genitive | palanke | pàlanākā / pàlānkī |
| dative | pàlānci | palankama |
| accusative | palanku | palanke |
| vocative | palanko | palanke |
| locative | pàlānci | palankama |
| instrumental | palankom | palankama |