palanquín
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Galician
Etymology
From Portuguese palanquim (“Indian litter, litter-bearer”), from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki, “litter”), from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”) of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
palanquín m (plural palanquíns)
- palanquin (Asian litter or sedan chair)
Noun
palanquín m (plural palanquíns, feminine palanquina, feminine plural palanquinas)
- (dated) porter
- (figurative) idler; sluggard
Related terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “palanquín”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “palanquín”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “palanquín”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
From Portuguese palanquim (“Indian litter, litter-bearer”), from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki, “litter”), from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”) of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
palanquín m (plural palanquines)
- palanquin (Asian litter or sedan chair)
Hypernyms
Further reading
- “palanquín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10