jampan

British  

/ ˈdʒæmˌpæn /

noun

1. a type of sedan chair used in India

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Etymology

Origin of jampan

C19: from Bengali jhāmpān

Example Sentences

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

From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)

One of the men on the inner side of the road stumbled up the bank, and, losing his balance, let go the pole, and the jampan heeled over.

From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)

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

From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)

Very slowly and laboriously they clambered back again to the road above; there was no sign of the jampannis, and the jampan itself had gone over the kudd and was no more to be seen.

From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)

"Didn't you ever feel nervous at first," Elma asked, "when you went out in a jampan on a dark night down a very steep road?"

From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)