palanquin
English translation: a conveyance on the shoulders of men with poles
| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| 17:55 Sep 11, 2001 |
| English language (monolingual) [PRO] Art/Literary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
|  Selected response from: Bram Poldervaart Local time: 12:39 | |||
Grading comment
| ||||
| SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 +1 | palanquin |
| ||
| 5 | palanquin, palankeen |
| ||
| 5 | palanquin |
|
Answers
8 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1palanquin Explanation: Definition from Merriam-Webster : a conveyance formerly used especially in eastern Asia usually for one person that consists of an enclosed litter borne on the shoulders of men by means of poles Reference: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary |
| |
Grading comment
| ||
| Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) | ||
3 hrs confidence:
palanquin, palankeen Explanation: a covered litter or conveyance. ... this word, which was adopted in the 17c. from Portuguese (ultimately from an East Indian vernacular word)........... Palanquin, palankeen:/pæl[schwa]n'ki[long]n/, a covered litter or conveyance. The first is now the customary spelling of this word, which was adopted in the 17c. from Portuguese (ultimately from an East Indian vernacular word). Reference: http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=595681&secid=.- Reference: http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=595681&secid=.- |
| |
| Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) | ||
3 hrs confidence:
palanquin Explanation: Definition from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. "SYLLABICATION: pal·an·quin VARIANT FORMS: also pal·an·keen NOUN: A covered litter carried on poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, formerly used in eastern Asia. ETYMOLOGY: Portuguese palanquim, from Javanese pelangki, from Pali pallako, from Sanskrit paryaka, palyaka, couch, bed. |
| |
| Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) | ||
Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.
You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.
KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.
See also:
Search millions of term translations