palanchin

English

Noun

palanchin (plural palanchins)

1. Obsolete form of palanquin.

Romanian

Etymology

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

Noun

palanchin n (plural palanchine)

1. palanquin (Asian litter)
2. kind of silk fabric

Declension

Declension of palanchin

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) palanchin	palanchinul	(niște) palanchine	palanchinele
genitive/dative	(unui) palanchin	palanchinului	(unor) palanchine	palanchinelor
vocative	palanchinule		palanchinelor

References

• palanchin in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)