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palanquin meaning in Gujarati

પાલખી pālkhī

UK/ˌpalənˈkiːn//ˌpælənˈkin/

palanquin in Gujarati: પાલખી (pālkhī), પાલખ (pālakh). In English, palanquin means an enclosed human-borne litter or sedan chair, a large box with a chair, couch, or bed raised on horizontal poles and used as a mode of transport.

Gujarati words for palanquin

palanquin, litter
પાલખી pālkhī
palanquin
પાલખ pālakh

English meaning of palanquin

  1. noun An enclosed human-borne litter or sedan chair, a large box with a chair, couch, or bed raised on horizontal poles and used as a mode of transport.
  2. noun Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle open or closed, human or animal-borne, particularly (historical) in colonial Asian contexts.

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Questions about palanquin in Gujarati

What is the meaning of palanquin in Gujarati?
Palanquin in Gujarati is પાલખી (pālkhī), પાલખ (pālakh).
palanquin નો ગુજરાતી અર્થ શું છે?
Palanquin: પાલખી (pālkhī), પાલખ (pālakh).
What does palanquin mean in English?
Palanquin means an enclosed human-borne litter or sedan chair, a large box with a chair, couch, or bed raised on horizontal poles and used as a mode of transport.

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Gujarati words from Wiktionary's Gujarati entries whose English meaning is “palanquin”: પાલખ, પાલખી. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: palanquin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Gujarati words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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