Meanings
plural sukhpals
- Synonym of chowpaul.
Next came a domeshaped sukhpal (palanquin), its silver plated pole being borne by eight sturdy troopers wearing red flowing kurtas, silk kamarbunds, and silk dungarees.
1976, Tapan Ghosh, The Adventures of Shivaji, page 1401 more example
H.M. was in a litter (sukhpāl), and holding communion with his God. By the blessing of the shadow of the blessing of the Shāhinshāh no harm happened to his followers in that unprotected plain.
1939, Henry Beveridge translating Abu al-Fazl ibn-Mubarak as The Akbarnāma of Abu'l Fazl, Vol. III, Pt. 1, p. 341Synonyms: chowpaul
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of chowpaul.
Origin
- Hindiसुखपाल
- Englishsukhpal
From Hindi सुखपाल (sukhpāl).
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