palkigari
palkigari noun: a carriage or cart considered similar-looking to a palanquin, particularly (historical) those instituted for regular service between major towns in British India in the 1840s.
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Noun
palkigari (plural palkigaris)
- A carriage or cart considered similar-looking to a palanquin, particularly (historical) those instituted for regular service between major towns in British India in the 1840s.
- Once, during the last campaign we were in a great strait, to get up to Lahore from Allahabad, and, on applying one afternoon at the Post Office for a horsed palkee-garee we were informed, "that Major A. had engaged it with Captain B."—"Then, early to-morrow morning, could we have it?"—"No, it would...1850 March, “Journeys in India”, in The Benares Magazine, volume III, number III, page 231
- Palkigari, a vehicle on carriage springs, and four wheels, all the same size; with a spare cushion inside, which turns into a bed. It is pushed and dragged by men.1884, “A Glossary of Indian Words and Expressions”, in Bradshaw's Through Route Overland Guide to India..., page 406
- Synonyms:
- palkee carriage, gharry
Examples of palkigari in a sentence
- They doubted whether good work would be done on tour by an elderly deputy collector, more especially as the invariable means of locomotion in those days was the palkigari.1917 December 10, Samuel Perry O'Donnell, Resolution No. 3219/III–331, §1
- ... a palkigari is so constructed that people inside cannot see what is going outside.1994, Shankar Dayal Singh, Gandhi's First Step: Champaran Movement, page 205:
Synonyms of palkigari
- palkee carriage
- gharry
Forms of palkigari
| plural | palkigaris |
|---|---|
| alternative form | palki gari |
| alternative form | palkee-garry |
| alternative form | palkee garry |
| alternative form | palkee-garee |
| alternative form | palkee garee |
| alternative form | palkigharry |
Origin of palkigari
From Hindi पालकी गाड़ी (pālkī gāṛī), from पालकी (pālkī, “palanquin, litter, sedan chair”) + गाड़ी (gāṛī, “cart, carriage, truck, car”), q.v.
Questions about palkigari
- What does palkigari mean?
- Palkigari means a carriage or cart considered similar-looking to a palanquin, particularly (historical) those instituted for regular service between major towns in British India in the 1840s.
- How do you use palkigari in a sentence?
- They doubted whether good work would be done on tour by an elderly deputy collector, more especially as the invariable means of locomotion in those days was the palkigari.
- What part of speech is palkigari?
- Palkigari is a noun.
- What is the plural of palkigari?
- The plural of palkigari is palkigaris.
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