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Palanquin
Palˊan-quin′
,Noun.
[F.
palanquin
, Pg. palanquim
, Javan. palangki
, OJavan. palangkan
, through Prakrit fr. Skr. paryaṅka
, palyaṅka
, bed, couch; pari
around (akin to E. pref. peri-
) + aṅka
a hook, flank, probably akin to E. angle
fishing tackle. Cf. Palkee
.] An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, – used in
India
, China
, etc., for the conveyance of a single person from place to place. [Written also
palankeen
.]