palankin

See also: Palankin

English

Noun

palankin (plural palankins)

1. Archaic form of palanquin.
   • 1916 July, Henry Yule & al., "Padre Maestro Fray Seb. Manrique in Bengal (1628–Sept. 11, 1629)", Bengal Past & Present, Vol. XIII, No. 25, p. 32:

     P. della Valle writes in the same strain: "And these two, the palankins and the andors [a kind of doli] also differ from one another, for in the andor the cane which sustains it is, as it is in the reti, straight; whereas in the palankin, for the greater convenience of the inmate, and to give more room for raising his head, the cane is arched upwards like this, _∩_..."

Czech

Alternative forms

• palankýn

Etymology

From English palanquin, from Portuguese palanquim, from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki), ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpalaŋkɪn]
• Hyphenation: pa‧lan‧kin

Noun

palankin m inan

1. palanquin (Asian litter)

Declension

Declension of palankin (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	palankin	palankiny
genitive	palankinu	palankinů
dative	palankinu	palankinům
accusative	palankin	palankiny
vocative	palankine	palankiny
locative	palankinu	palankinech
instrumental	palankinem	palankiny

Further reading

• “palankin”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “palankin”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From English palanquin, from Portuguese palanquim, from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki), ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”).

Noun

palankin c (singular definite palankinen, plural indefinite palankiner)

1. palanquin (Asian litter or sedan chair)

Inflection

Declension of palankin

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	palankin	palankinen	palankiner	palankinerne
genitive	palankins	palankinens	palankiners	palankinernes

References

• "palankin", Danmarks Nationalleksikon (lex.dk)
• "palankin", Ordbog over det Danske Sprog (ordnet.dk)

Polish

Etymology

From English palanquin, from Portuguese palanquim, from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki), ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈlaŋ.kin/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aŋkin
• Syllabification: pa‧lan‧kin

Noun

palankin m inan

1. palanquin (Asian sedan chair)

Declension

Declension of palankin

	singular	plural
nominative	palankin	palankiny
genitive	palankinu	palankinów
dative	palankinowi	palankinom
accusative	palankin	palankiny
instrumental	palankinem	palankinami
locative	palankinie	palankinach
vocative	palankinie	palankiny

Further reading

• palankin in Polish dictionaries at PWN