noun
palanquin
pal-uhn-KEEN/ˌpælənˈkin/
A covered chair carried by people on poles.
Four bearers carry the palanquin along the narrow village road.
Etymology
The Sanskrit ancestor meant “couch, bed, litter,” connecting the carried seat with a resting place. Its deeper formation has been interpreted as “that which bends around the body,” but that image is uncertain.
In context
I was carried into this house in a palanquin carried by eight men.
More examples
- The passenger draws the palanquin's curtains for privacy.
- The bearers lower the palanquin so she can step out.
- The museum displays two palanquins with long wooden carrying poles.
Forms
palanquin · palanquins