pelangkin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese palanquim, from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (palôṅki), ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka, bed, couch, bedstead), from परि (pari, around, about) + अङ्कस् (aṅkas, bend, curve).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəˈlaŋkɪn]
  • Hyphenation: pê‧lang‧kin

Noun

pelangkin (plural pelangkin-pelangkin, first-person possessive pelangkinku, second-person possessive pelangkinmu, third-person possessive pelangkinnya)

  1. (archaic) palanquin.
    Synonyms: kio, tandu

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