palanquin

As a noun palanquin

is 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.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

As nouns the difference between howdah and palanquin

is that howdah is a seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel while palanquin is 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.

As nouns the difference between palanquin and sedan

is that palanquin is 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 while sedan is an enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.

As nouns the difference between palanquin and palanquine

is that palanquin is 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 while palanquine is .

As nouns the difference between palanquin and dooly

is that palanquin is 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 while dooly is (archaic) a kind of litter suspended from men's shoulders, for carrying persons or things; a palanquin.