Tonjon

//ˈtɑnˌdʒɑn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An open sedan chair raised on single poles front and back. South-Asia, historical

    "The old tonjons were still to be seen in the basement at Barrackpore some years before my time, but when I enquired for them, they had disappeared."

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jampan

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"The old tonjons were still to be seen in the basement at Barrackpore some years before my time, but when I enquired for them, they had disappeared."

Etymology

From Hindi तामजान (tāmjān).

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