noun

jampan

jampan · jampans

Synonym of dandy or tonjon, a kind of open sedan chair, particularly one with its main…Synonym of dandy or tonjon, a kind of open sedan chair, particularly one with its main pole suspended from smaller poles borne on the shoulders of two pairs of porters.

UK/ˈdʒampan/US/ˈdʒæmˌpæn/

Meaning

2 senses

(India, historical)Synonym of dandy or tonjon, a kind of open sedan chair, particularly one with its main pole suspended from smaller poles borne on the shoulders of two pairs of porters.
a kind of sedan chair used in India
(Malaysia, historical)Synonym of mihaffa, a kind of enclosed litter, principally for women.