mancheel
A covered hammock litter developed in southwest India.
historical
A Muncheel is a kind of litter, resembling a sea-cot, or hammock, hung to a long pole, with a moveable covering over the whole, to keep off the sun or rain. Six men will run with one from one end of the Malabar coast to the other, while twelve are necessary for the lightest palanquin.
Where it comes from
From Malayalam, from Sanskrit or from Classical Persian مَنْزِل (manzil), from Arabic مَنْزِل (manzil, “house; inn; stage of a journey, day's travel”).
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry mancheel (CC BY-SA 4.0).