jampan
US/ˈdʒæmˌpæn/
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India/ˈdʒhaːmpaːn/
jampan noun: synonym of dandy or tonjon, a kind of open sedan chair, particularly one with its main pole suspended from smaller poles borne on the shoulders of two pairs of porters.
Noun
jampan (plural jampans)
- Synonym of dandy or tonjon, a kind of open sedan chair, particularly one with its main pole suspended from smaller poles borne on the shoulders of two pairs of porters.
- At a hill-station ladies are carried in jampans, which are open doolies.1887, John Cookson Fife-Cookson, Tiger-Shooting in the Doon and Ulwar..., page 139
- Synonyms:
- dandy or tonjon
- Synonym of mihaffa, a kind of enclosed litter, principally for women.
- ... we find in Crawfurd's Malay Dict. "Jampana... a kind of litter"... It may have been originally in India, as it is now in the Straits, a closed litter for ladies of rank, and the word may have become appropriated to the open conveyance in which European ladies are carried.1886, Henry Yule & al., Hobson-Jobson..., s.v. "Jompon"
- Synonyms:
- mihaffa
jampan meaning in Hindi and Bengali
jampan in Hindi
- Translations
- झँपान jhãpān
jampan in Bengali
- এক ধরনের আবদ্ধ বাহনপালকি, প্রধানত নারীদের জন্য
Synonyms of jampan
- dandy or tonjon
- mihaffa
Forms of jampan
| plural | jampans |
|---|---|
| alternative form | jampana |
| alternative form | janpan |
| alternative form | jampona |
| alternative form | jhampan |
| alternative form | jempana |
| alternative form | djempana |
| alternative form | sampan |
| alternative form | sempana |
| alternative form | jampaun |
| alternative form | jaumpaun |
| alternative form | jhappan |
| alternative form | jampot |
| alternative form | jompon |
| alternative form | chumpaun |
| alternative form | chumpala |
Origin of jampan
From Hindi झँपान (jhãpān) and Bengali.
Questions about jampan
- What does jampan mean?
- Jampan means synonym of dandy or tonjon, a kind of open sedan chair, particularly one with its main pole suspended from smaller poles borne on the shoulders of two pairs of porters.
- What is jampan in Hindi?
- Jampan in Hindi is झँपान (jhãpān). See Jampan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is jampan?
- Jampan is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jampan?
- Jampan is pronounced /ˈdʒæmˌpæn/ (US).
- What is the plural of jampan?
- The plural of jampan is jampans.
Words near jampan in the dictionary
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