janpan

English

Etymology

From Hindi झँपान (jhãpān) and Bengali.

Noun

janpan (plural janpans)

  1. (dated) jampan (an open chair carried by several people). [1]
    Synonyms: chair, throne
    • 1859, John Lang, Wanderings in India - And Other Sketches of Life in Hindostan, volume 2, page 6:
      Oh! here comes a janpan! (a sort of sedan chair carried by four hill men, dressed in loose black clothes, turned up with red, yellow, blue, green, or whatever colour the proprietor likes best) And in the janpan sits a lady - Mrs Apsley, a very pretty, good-tempered, and well-bred little lady.
    • 1865, William Knighton, Elihu Jan's Story - Or, The Private Life of an Eastern Queen, page 6:
      But my father was not content, and one day when the king, Umjid Aly Shah, was going through the streets of Lucknow in his janpan or chair, my father threw himself on the ground before him, and begged for justice and mercy.

References

  1. ^ https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=janpan
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