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palanka

palanka noun: a permanently entrenched wooden camp attached to Turkish frontier fortresses. Also the obsolete form of palanquin.

Noun

palanka (plural palankas)

  1. (historical) A permanently entrenched wooden camp attached to Turkish frontier fortresses.

Also used as

palanka is also the obsolete form of palanquin.

Forms of palanka

pluralpalankas

Origin of palanka

From Ottoman Turkish پلانقه (palanka). Doublet of planch, plank, and phalanx.

From Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”).

Phrases with palanka

Questions about palanka

What does palanka mean?
Palanka means a permanently entrenched wooden camp attached to Turkish frontier fortresses.
What part of speech is palanka?
Palanka is a noun.
What is the plural of palanka?
The plural of palanka is palankas.

Words near palanka in the dictionary

  1. Palangka Raya
  2. Palangkaraya
  3. Palangon
  4. palangs
  5. Palani
  6. palanka
  7. palankas
  8. palanke
  9. palankee
  10. palankeen
  11. palankeens

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