sukhpal

English

Etymology

From Hindi सुखपाल (sukhpāl).

Noun

sukhpal (plural sukhpals)

  1. Synonym of chowpaul.
    • 1939, Henry Beveridge translating Abu al-Fazl ibn-Mubarak as The Akbarnāma of of Abu'l Fazl, Vol. III, Pt. 1, p. 341:
      H.M. was in a litter (sukhpāl), and holding communion with his God. By the blessing of the shadow of the blessing of the Shāhinshāh no harm happened to his followers in that unprotected plain.
    • 1976, Tapan Ghosh, The Adventures of Shivaji, page 140:
      Next came a domeshaped sukhpal (palanquin), its silver plated pole being borne by eight sturdy troopers wearing red flowing kurtas, silk kamarbunds, and silk dungarees.
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