ପାଲଙ୍କି

Odia
ପାଲଙ୍କି (palôṅki, “palanquin”)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), from परि (pari, “around, about”) +‎ अङ्कस् (aṅkas, “bend, curve”). Cognate with Assamese পাল্কী (palki), Bengali পালকি (paloki) and Bhojpuri पाल्की (pālkī).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /palɔŋki/

Noun

ପାଲଙ୍କି (palôṅki)

  1. palanquin, litter

Descendants
  • → Portuguese: palanquim
    • → Catalan: palanquí
    • → English: palanquin
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