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PALANQUIN (pronounced palankeen, a form in which it is sometimes spelled)

PALANQUIN (pronounced palankeen, a See also:
FORM (Lat. forma)
form in which it is sometimes spelled) , a covered See also:

LITTER (through O. Fr. litere or litiere, mod. litiere from Med. Lat. lectaria, classical lectica, lectus, bed, couch)

litter used in See also:

India and other Eastern countries. It is usually some eight feet See also:

long by four feet in width and See also:

DEPTH

depth, fitted with movable blinds or shutters, and slung on poles carried by four bearers. See also:

INDIAN

Indian and See also:

CHINESE, JAPANESE AND

Chinese See also:

WOMEN

women of See also:

RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank always travelled in palanquin, and they were largely used by See also:

EUROPEAN

European residents in India before the See also:

RAILWAYS

railways. The norimono of See also:

JAPAN

Japan and the kiaotsu of See also:

CHINA

China differ from the Indian palanquin only in the method of attaching the poles to the See also:

BODY

body of the See also:

CONVEYANCE

conveyance. The word came into European use through See also:

PORT

Port. palanquim, which represents an See also:

East Indian word seen in several forms, e.g. See also:

MALAY

Malay and Javanese palangki, See also:

Hindostani palki, See also:

PALI

Pali pallanko, &c., all in the sense of litter, See also:

COUCH, DARIUS NASH (1822-1897)

couch, See also:

bed. The Sansk. paryanka, couch, bed, the source of all these words, is derived from See also:

parr, See also:

ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round, about, and anka, See also:

hook. The Nev rEnglish See also:

DICTIONARY

Dictionary points out the curious resemblance of these words with the Latin use of phalanga (Gr. ¢,aAayE) for a bearing or carrying See also:

pole, whence the Span. palanca and palanquino, a See also:

BEARER

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