palkigari
A carriage or cart considered similar-looking to a palanquin, particularly those…A carriage or cart considered similar-looking to a palanquin, particularly (historical) those instituted for regular service between major towns in British India in the 1840s.
Meaning
1 senses(India)A carriage or cart considered similar-looking to a palanquin, particularly (historical) those instituted for regular service between major towns in British India in the 1840s.
Origin
From Hindi पालकी गाड़ी (pālkī gāṛī), from पालकी (pālkī, “palanquin, litter, sedan chair”)From Hindi पालकी गाड़ी (pālkī gāṛī), from पालकी (pālkī, “palanquin, litter, sedan chair”) + गाड़ी (gāṛī, “cart, carriage, truck, car”), q.v.
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Forms
plural: palkigarisSynonyms
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