palankin

English

Noun

palankin (plural palankins)

1. Archaic form of palanquin.

Czech

Alternative forms

• palankýn

Etymology

Borrowed from English palanquin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpalaŋkɪn]
• Hyphenation: pa‧lan‧kin

Noun

palankin m inan

1. palanquin

Declension

Declension of palankin (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	palankin	palankiny
genitive	palankinu	palankinů
dative	palankinu	palankinům
accusative	palankin	palankiny
vocative	palankine	palankiny
locative	palankinu	palankinech
instrumental	palankinem	palankiny

Further reading

• palankin in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• palankin in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English palanquin, from Portuguese palanquim, from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (palôṅki), from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka, “bed, couch, bedstead”), from परि (pari, “around, about”) + अङ्कस् (aṅkas, “bend, curve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈlaŋ.kin/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aŋkin
• Syllabification: pa‧lan‧kin

Noun

palankin m inan

1. palanquin

Declension

Declension of palankin

	singular	plural
nominative	palankin	palankiny
genitive	palankinu	palankinów
dative	palankinowi	palankinom
accusative	palankin	palankiny
instrumental	palankinem	palankinami
locative	palankinie	palankinach
vocative	palankinie	palankiny

Further reading

• palankin in Polish dictionaries at PWN