Word: palanquins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
lan
quins
Definition: Plural of palanquin; a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
Morphemes:
Affix: palanquin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A covered type of litter for a stretched-out passenger, carried on four poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, as formerly used (also by colonials) in eastern Asia.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: परि
Language: sa
Decoded: pri
Meaning: around, about
Affix: अङ्कस्
Language: sa
Decoded: angks
Meaning: bend, curve
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).