PALANKEEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does palankeen mean? 

• PALANKEEN (noun)
  The noun PALANKEEN has 1 sense:

1. a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers

  Familiarity information: PALANKEEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PALANKEEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

palankeen; palanquin

Hypernyms ("palankeen" is a kind of...):

litter (conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers)