charpoy

American  

[chahr-poi] / ˈtʃɑrˈpɔɪ /

Also charpai

noun

1. a light bedstead used in India, consisting of a web of rope or tape netting.

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charpoy British  

/ ˈtʃɑːpaɪ, ˈtʃɑːpɔɪ /

noun

1. a bedstead of woven webbing or hemp stretched on a wooden frame on four legs, common in India

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Etymology

Origin of charpoy

1835–45; < Urdu chārpāi < Persian, equivalent to ch ( ah ) ār four + pāy foot

Example Sentences

As we talk sitting on a traditional charpoy bed, his granddaughters bring us a plate of pears they’ve picked from their garden.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

“What wrong have I done, that God gave me such a huge punishment?” she said one recent evening, seated on a bright yellow charpoy, a woven bed, outside her brick house.

From New York Times • May 13, 2023

"I am all they have left," he tells the BBC, perched on a metal charpoy - a traditional bed - underneath a tent.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2022

Three goats reclined on a charpoy, a bed woven on a frame, nearby.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2020

In one room I had to kick a pair of dirty sandals under a charpoy.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan