palankin
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English
Noun
palankin (plural palankins)
- 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 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, _∩_..."
- 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:
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English palanquin, from Portuguese palanquim, from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki), ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”).
Pronunciation
Noun
palankin m inan
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)
- 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
Noun
palankin m inan
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