King Solomon made himself a palanquin out of wood from Lebanon. He made the columns of silver, the canopy of gold, the seat of purple. The back is inlaid ebony.
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Palanquin
//ˌpælənˈkin//
Synonyms for "palanquin" (9 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (4)
Noun(4 words)
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Translations
71 translations across 45 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- palankin noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- φορεῖον noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Arabic
2 entries- حَمَّالَة noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- مِحَفَّة noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Armenian
4 entries- գահավորակ noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- գահույք noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- դեսպակ noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- ժանվար noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Belarusian
1 entries- паланкі́н noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Bengali
1 entries- পালকি noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Bulgarian
2 entries- паланкин noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- покрита носилка noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Burmese
2 entries- ဝေါ noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- သန်လျင်း noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Catalan
1 entries- palanquí noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 輿 /舆 noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- 轎 /轿 noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- 轎子 /轿子 noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Czech
2 entries- palankin noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- palankýn noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Danish
1 entries- palankin noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Dutch
1 entries- palankijn noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Esperanto
1 entries- palankeno noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Finnish
1 entries- palankiini noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
French
1 entries- palanquin noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Galician
1 entries- palanquín noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
German
1 entries- Palankin noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Hindi
2 entries- डोली noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- पालकी noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Icelandic
2 entries- burðarrekkja noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- burðarstóll noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Italian
1 entries- palanchino noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Japanese
2 entries- 輿 noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- 駕籠 noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Khmer
2 entries- វ noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- សលៀង noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Korean
1 entries- 가마 noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Lao
4 entries- ຄານຫາມ noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- ຍານະ noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- ຕະຫລ່ຽງ noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- ວໍ noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Lü
1 entries- ᦶᦂᧁᧈ noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Malayalam
1 entries- പല്ലക്ക് noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Marathi
2 entries- पालखी noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- मेणा noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Mon
2 entries- ဝဝ် noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- သြေၚ် noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Occitan
1 entries- palanquin noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- سدیه noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Persian
1 entries- پالکی noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Polish
1 entries- palankin noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Portuguese
1 entries- palanquim noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Romanian
1 entries- palanchin noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Russian
1 entries- паланки́н noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Shan
1 entries- ဝေႃး noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Spanish
1 entries- palanquín noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Swedish
1 entries- palankin noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Tamil
1 entries- பல்லாக்கு noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Telugu
2 entries- అందలము noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- పల్లకి noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Thai
4 entries- คานหาม noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- วอ noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- เกี้ยว noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- เสลี่ยง noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Ukrainian
1 entries- паланкі́н noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Urdu
1 entries- پالکی noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Vietnamese
2 entries- cáng noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
- kiệu noun (an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan chair)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
At the end of two moneths I determined to go for Goa in the companye of two other Portingale Merchants, which were making readye to depart, with two Palanchines or little Litters, which are very commodious for the waye, with eight Falchines which are men hired, to carrie the palanchines, eight for a palanchine, foure at a time...
Source: wiktionary
Behold the hero of the scene, In bungalow and palankeen.
Source: wiktionary
'Sedan-chair! Put your 'ead in a bag. That was a palanquin. Don't yer know a palanquin when you see it?' said Ortheris with great scorn... What befell at that interview in the lonely pay-shed by the side of the half-built embankment, only a few hundred coolies know, and their tale is a confusing one, running thus... 'There was a palanquin, for the up-keep of which we were forced to pay nine-tenths of our monthly wage. On such mulctings Dearsley Sahib allowed us to make obeisance to him before the palanquin. What could we do? We were poor men. He took full half of our wages. Will the Government repay us those moneys?...'
Source: wiktionary
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