Etymology

panchway

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Today it means: A Bengalese four-oared passenger boat. Full definition →

First used 18th c.Bengali পানসি ← English pinnace
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The story

  1. English · derived frompinnace
  2. Bengali · borrowed fromপানসি“pinnace”
  3. English todaypanchway

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

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. A Bengalese four-oared passenger boat.

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