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charpoy

[ chahr-poi ]
/ ˈtʃɑrˈpɔɪ /
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noun
a light bedstead used in India, consisting of a web of rope or tape netting.
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Also char·pai [chahr-pahy]. /ˈtʃɑrˈpaɪ/.

Origin of charpoy

1835–45; <Urdu chārpāi<Persian, equivalent to ch(ah)ārfour + pāyfoot
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Words related to charpoy

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How to use charpoy in a sentence

  • But there we were, seated on a fairly worn-out charpai, surrounded by men, women and children.

    Third class in Indian railways|Mahatma Gandhi

  • The poor creature lay on a sort of bedstead or charpai in a tidy little house consisting of one room and lighted only by the door.

    Southern Arabia|Theodore Bent

British Dictionary definitions for charpoy

charpoy

charpai (ˈtʃɑːpaɪ)

/ (ˈtʃɑːpɔɪ) /
noun
a bedstead of woven webbing or hemp stretched on a wooden frame on four legs, common in India

Word Origin for charpoy

C19: from Urdu cārpāī
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