Synonyms

charpoy

American

[chahr-poi] / ˈtʃɑrˈpɔɪ /

Also charpai

noun

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

charpoy British

/ ˈtʃɑːpaɪ, ˈtʃɑːpɔɪ /

noun

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

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Charpoy, char′poi, n. the common Indian bedstead, sometimes handsomely wrought and painted.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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