ପାଲଙ୍କି

Odia

ପାଲଙ୍କି (palôṅki, “palanquin”)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), from परि (pari, “around, about”) +‎ अङ्कस् (aṅkas, “bend, curve”). Cognate with Assamese পাল্কী (palki), Bengali পালকি (paloki) and Bhojpuri पाल्की (pālkī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /palɔŋki/

Noun

ପାଲଙ୍କି (palôṅki)

1. palanquin, litter

Descendants

• → Portuguese: palanquim
  • → Catalan: palanquí
  • → English: palanquin