Palankin

See also: palankin

German

Etymology

From French palanquin, from Portuguese palanquim (“palanquin, palanquin-bearer”), from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki, “litter”), ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”).

Noun

Palankin m (strong, genitive Palankins, plural Palankine)

1. palanquin (Asian litter or sedan chair)

Declension

Declension of Palankin [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Palankin	die	Palankine
genitive	eines	des	Palankins	der	Palankine
dative	einem	dem	Palankin	den	Palankinen
accusative	einen	den	Palankin	die	Palankine

Hypernyms

• Sänfte, Chaise

Further reading

• “Palankin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Palankin” in Duden online