Talk:meeana

Fwiw

Yule's definition at the provided source is actually describing a dooly. Given that his etymology is based on a nonexistent form of मध्य (madhya) and that no actual form of that term has the form of the actual Hindi name of the vehicle, it's unclear how much that is/was a general confusion and how much was personal laziness regarding this particular term. Modern Hindi (as with the stamp) seems pretty clear that an open palanquin was intended, not anything suspended from a bamboo pole. — LlywelynII 00:23, 4 October 2024 (UTC)