पलंग (palang)

noun A simple, single-sense everyday noun: a bed (the piece of furniture).
Sense 1 : bed (furniture)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: बिस्तर (bistar, often means the bedding/mattress on the frame rather than the frame itself), खाट (khaat, a simple rope-strung cot, rustic/village usage)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: A पलंग (palang) conjures a solid, often ornately carved wooden double bed, the kind found in a family bedroom, as opposed to the humbler खाट (khaat) or चारपाई (chaarpaaii) you'd see in a courtyard or village home for an afternoon nap. In many North Indian households it's still common to say कोई पलंग पर सो रहा है (koii palang par so rahaa hai, 'someone is sleeping on the bed') to distinguish from sleeping on a mat or the floor.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use पलंग (palang) and बिस्तर (bistar) interchangeably, but बिस्तर (bistar) more precisely refers to the bedding itself (mattress, sheets) that you might lay out even on the floor, while पलंग (palang) is the raised wooden or metal frame. You 'make' बिस्तर (bistar) but you 'buy' or 'own' a पलंग (palang).
Sample Sentences:
बच्चा पलंग पर सो रहा है। The child is sleeping on the bed.
(bachchaa palang par so rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
दादी जी नए पलंग पर बैठी हैं। Grandmother is sitting on the new bed.
(daadii jii nae palang par baithii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हमने कारीगर से लकड़ी का पलंग बनवाया। We had a wooden bed made by the carpenter.
(hamne kaariigar se lakdii kaa palang banvaayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कृपया पलंग की चादर बदल दो। Please change the bedsheet on the bed.
(kripyaa palang kii chaadar badal do।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर कमरा बड़ा होता तो हम बड़ा पलंग रखते। If the room were bigger, we would keep a bigger bed.
(agar kamraa badaa hotaa to ham badaa palang rakhte।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
इस पलंग को दो लोग उठा सकते हैं। Two people can lift this bed.
(is palang ko do log uthaa sakte hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद वह पलंग पर लेटा हो। Maybe he is lying on the bed.
(shaayad vah palang par letaa ho।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
पलंग को दीवार के पास खिसका दिया गया। The bed was moved close to the wall.
(palang ko diivaar ke paas khiskaa diyaa gayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
शादी के लिए उन्होंने नया पलंग खरीदा था। They had bought a new bed for the wedding.
(shaadii ke lie unhonne nayaa palang khariidaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कल तक पलंग तैयार हो जाएगा। The bed will be ready by tomorrow.
(kal tak palang taiyaar ho jaaegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
बुखार में वह दिन भर पलंग पर पड़ा रहा। With fever, he stayed lying on the bed all day.
(bukhaar men vah din bhar palang par padaa rahaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): पलंग (palang)
(sg.m.oblique): पलंग (palang)
(pl.m.direct): पलंग (palang)
(pl.m.oblique): पलंगों (palangon)