takhtrawan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A covered litter carried by a pair of animals.
An ornate open litter used as a mobile throne, particularly by the Mughal emperors, usually borne by human porters.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɑktrəˌwɑn/ /ˈtɑːktrəˌwɑːn/

Word forms

takhtrawan takhtrawans takhtarawan takht-ravan takhtravan tatravan tahtravan tahtirevan takht-rawan takht rawan takhtirewan takht-i rawan takht-i-rawan takhterawan tackravan tack-ravan tact-ravan takht revan taht-revan takt-ravan taktrevan takht ravan takhtrevan taktravan takt-rawan taktrawan

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تَخْتِ رَوَان (taxt-i rawān), partially via French tack-ravan, from تَخْت (taxt, “throne, elevated seat or bed”) + رَوَان (rawān, walking, travelling, mobile).

Translations

Arabic: تَخْتَرَوَان Hindi: तख्तावान Persian: تخت روان Turkish: tahtırevan Ottoman Turkish: تخت روان

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