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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palanka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
palan-ka
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A permanently entrenched wooden camp attached to Turkish frontier fortresses.

noun

Obsolete form of palanquin.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پلانقه (palanka). Doublet of planch, plank, and phalanx.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: پلانقه, पल्यङ्क

Usage

Inflected Forms

palankas (plural)

Questions

What does palanka mean?
A permanently entrenched wooden camp attached to Turkish frontier fortresses.
Where does palanka come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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