English
mancheel
Mancheel comes from Arabic مَنْزِل ‘house’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentمَنْزِلmanzil‘house’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentsame formmanzil
- Englishearliest quotation 1830mancheel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentمَنْزِلmanzil‘house’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentsame formmanzil
- Englishearliest quotation 1830mancheel
Earliest quotation: 1830, James Welsh, Military Reminiscences: “A Muncheel is a kind of litter, resembling a…”
Every English word from Arabic مَنْزِل
Today it means
noun A covered hammock litter developed in southwest India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic مَنْزِل / mancheel