Janpan
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 jampan (an open chair carried by several people). dated
"Oh! here comes a janpan! (a sort of sedan chair carried by four hill men, dressed in loose black clothes, turned up with red, yellow, blue, green, or whatever colour the proprietor likes best) And in the janpan sits a lady - Mrs Apsley, a very pretty, good-tempered, and well-bred little lady."
Synonyms
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More examples"Oh! here comes a janpan! (a sort of sedan chair carried by four hill men, dressed in loose black clothes, turned up with red, yellow, blue, green, or whatever colour the proprietor likes best) And in the janpan sits a lady - Mrs Apsley, a very pretty, good-tempered, and well-bred little lady."
Etymology
From Hindi झँपान (jhãpān) and Bengali.
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