pelangkin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese palanquim, from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki), ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka, “bed, couch, bedstead”), from परि (pari, “around, about”) + अङ्कस् (aṅkas, “bend, curve”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəˈlaŋkɪn]
  • Hyphenation: pê‧lang‧kin

Noun

pelangkin (plural pelangkin-pelangkin)

  1. (archaic) palanquin
    Synonyms: kio, tandu

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