"palanquin" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pa.lɑ̃.kɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-palanquin.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: palanquins [plural]
Etymology: From Portuguese palanquim (“palanquin, palanquin-bearer”), from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki, “litter”), ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”). Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|pt|palanquim||palanquin, palanquin-bearer}} Portuguese palanquim (“palanquin, palanquin-bearer”), {{der|fr|or|ପାଲଙ୍କି||litter}} Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki, “litter”), {{der|fr|sa|पल्यङ्क}} Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} palanquin m (plural palanquins)
  1. palanquin (Asian litter or sedan chair) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-palanquin-fr-noun-xXFOwO9J Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
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      "args": {
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