[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

palanquin \pal`anquin"\, n. f. palanquin, pg. palanquim,
   javan. palangki, ojavan. palangkan, through prakrit fr. skr.
   parya.nka, palya.nka, bed, couch; pari around akin to e.
   pref. peri- + a.nka a hook, flank, probably akin to e.
   angle fishing tackle. cf. palkee.
   an inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet
   long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the
   shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, -- used in
   india, china, etc., for the conveyance of a single person
   from place to place. written also palankeen.
   1913 webster
see also:
palkee palankeen 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

palanquin
     n : a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
         syn: palankeen
see also:
palankeen 

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