jampan

/ ˈdʒæmˌpæn /

noun

1. a type of sedan chair used in India

Word History and Origins

Origin of jampan¹

C19: from Bengali jhāmpān

Example Sentences

Elma indeed looked a lovely creature when she came out of her room an hour or two later to show herself to her mother before she stepped into the hated jampan.

From Project Gutenberg

They stopped the jampan and appealed to her, but she could not understand a word they said.

From Project Gutenberg

Elma's startled scream unnerved the other runners, who swerved and stumbled, and in a moment the jampan was overturned down the side of the kudd.

From Project Gutenberg

"My jampan went over the side, down the precipice," said Elma, "and I am afraid those poor jampannis must have been killed."

From Project Gutenberg

As soon as the jampan tilted they let go, and directly they saw you had gone over they ran away.

From Project Gutenberg