meeana

(India, chiefly, _, historical) An enclosed human-borne litter or sedan chair, a large box with a chair, couch, or bed raised on horizontal poles and used as a mode of transport.

(loosely) , any similar vehicle open or closed, human or animal-borne, particularly (historical) in colonial Asian contexts.

(India, chiefly, _, historical) Various forms of covered human-borne litters and sedan chairs, chiefly for female passengers.

(India, chiefly, _, historical) A covered hammock litter developed in southwest India.