पालकी

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɑːl.kiː/, [päːl.kiː]

Noun

पालकी • (pālkī) f

  1. litter, palanquin
    Synonym: डोली (ḍolī)
  2. sedan chair

Declension

Declension of पालकी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct पालकी
pālkī 		पालकियाँ
pālkiyā̃
oblique पालकी
pālkī 		पालकियों
pālkiyõ
vocative पालकी
pālkī 		पालकियो
pālkiyo

Derived terms

  • पालकी गाड़ी (pālkī gāṛī)

Descendants

  • → English: palki

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “पालकी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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