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palankeen
pal·an·quin P0018700 (păl′ən-kēn′, păl′ən-kwĭn) also pal·an·keen (păl′ən-kēn′)n. A covered litter carried on poles on the shoulders of multiple bearers, formerly used in southern and eastern Asia.
[Portuguese palanquim, from a modern Indic source such as Hindi pālkī or Oriya pālaṅki, of Middle Indic origin; akin to Prakrit pallaṁka, bed, from Sanskrit paryaṅkaḥ, palyaṅkaḥ, couch, bed, from Sanskrit paryaṅkaḥ, palyaṅkaḥ, couch, bed, of unknown origin.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  palankeen - a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearerspalanquinlitter - conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers |
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