charpoy
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of charpoy
1835–45; < Urdu chārpāi < Persian, equivalent to ch ( ah ) ār four + pāy foot
Example Sentences
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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
He went into his room and lay down on his charpoy.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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