Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

panchway

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: panch-way
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Bengalese four-oared passenger boat.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"[A] Bengal boat called a paunceway came alongside, which Colonel Watson engaged to convey him to Calcutta."
"With a gesture of acknowledgement, Parimal retreated down the ladder and soon afterwards, a slim paunchway pulled away from the Raskhali budgerow to nudge up alongside the Ibis."

Etymology

From Bengali পানসি (panośi, “pinnace”), from English pinnace.

Origin

Source language: English

Word Breakdown

Root: পানসি, pinnace

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

panchways (plural) panshway (alternative) paunceway (alternative) paunchway (alternative) paunsway (alternative)

Questions

What does panchway mean?: A Bengalese four-oared passenger boat.
Where does panchway come from?: It is traced to English.

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