English Explanatory Dictionary

andor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of dandy or hammock litter, a strong cloth suspended from a pole or set of poles used as an open sedan chair.
  2. Synonym of palanquin, used variously for nearly any kind of Indian litter.
  3. Synonym of litter, used in religious processions of saints' figurines.

Word forms

andor andors andas andola

Etymology

From Portuguese andor, from Malayalam, from Sanskrit हिन्दोल (hindola, “swinging cradle, hammock litter, dooly”). Compare dooly from Sanskrit दुल् (dul) via Hindi.

Synonyms

dandy or hammock litter palanquin used variously for nearly any kind of Indian litter litter used in religious processions of saints' figurines
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