Etymology

tonjon

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Today it means: An open sedan chair raised on single poles front and back. Full definition →

First used 1804Hindi तामजान
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  1. Hindi · borrowed fromतामजान
  2. English todaytonjon

From Hindi तामजान (tāmjān).

First known use, by meaning

  • 1804 An open sedan chair raised on single poles front and back.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.