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palanquin meaning in Punjabi

ਪਾਲਕੀ pālkī

UK/ˌpalənˈkiːn//ˌpælənˈkin/

palanquin in Punjabi: ਪਾਲਕੀ (pālkī). 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.

Punjabi words for palanquin

a palanquin; a sedan chair
ਪਾਲਕੀ pālkī

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 Punjabi

What is the meaning of palanquin in Punjabi?
Palanquin in Punjabi is ਪਾਲਕੀ (pālkī).
palanquin ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Palanquin: ਪਾਲਕੀ (pālkī).
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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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “palanquin”: ਪਾਲਕੀ. 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 Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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