palanka
See also: palaṅka
English
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish پلانقه (palanka). Doublet of planch, plank, and phalanx.
Noun
palanka (plural palankas)
- (military, historical) A permanently entrenched wooden camp attached to Turkish frontier fortresses.
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”).
Noun
palanka (plural palankas)
- Obsolete form of palanquin.
References
- “palanka”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه (palanka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pǎlaːnka/
- Hyphenation: pa‧lan‧ka
Noun
pàlānka f (Cyrillic spelling па̀ла̄нка)
- a small town on the Balkans
- a type of wooden fortress on the roads of Ottoman Empire built for the protection of travelers
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pàlānka | palanke |
| genitive | palanke | pàlanākā / pàlānkī |
| dative | pàlānci | palankama |
| accusative | palanku | palanke |
| vocative | palanko | palanke |
| locative | pàlānci | palankama |
| instrumental | palankom | palankama |
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish پلانقه (palanka), from Hungarian palánk, from Latin phalanga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɫaŋkɐ/
Noun
palanka (definite accusative palankayı, plural palankalar)
- palanka (a permanently entrenched camp attached to Turkish frontier fortresses)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | palanka | palankalar |
| definite accusative | palankayı | palankaları |
| dative | palankaya | palankalara |
| locative | palankada | palankalarda |
| ablative | palankadan | palankalardan |
| genitive | palankanın | palankaların |