पालकी
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /pɑːl.kiː/, [päːl.kiː]
Noun
पालकी • (pālkī) f
- litter, palanquin
- Synonym: डोली (ḍolī)
- sedan chair
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पालकी pālkī |
पालकियाँ pālkiyā̃ |
| oblique | पालकी pālkī |
पालकियों pālkiyõ |
| vocative | पालकी pālkī |
पालकियो pālkiyo |
Derived terms
- पालकी गाड़ी (pālkī gāṛī)
Descendants
- → English: palki
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पालकी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2975
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “पालकी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 422
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पालकी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 625
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “पालकी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 390.