charpai
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- noun
- /ˈtʃɑːrpaɪ/
- Indian
- After a long day, he lay down on the charpai in the garden to rest and enjoy the cool evening breeze.
- lying on the charpai
Examples
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My mother lay in the back garden of Five Queen's Road on a charpai, separated from the woven jute by a thin cotton sheet.
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He placed the ice on a table at the foot of her charpai, and sometimes, if he had a moment to spare, he sat behind it and beat a cool breeze for her with his folded newspaper.
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One evening, Sultan returned home and found her under the nim, lying on the charpai, unable to speak or open her eyes.
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Later, she would discover that her sojourn on a charpai in the garden of Five Queen's Road was witness to an important time.
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When her hair was free of tangles, she wound it into a tight bun and lay down on the charpai to nap.
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My mother did not realize that the stretches of the day she spent lying on her charpai alone were closely monitored by a man she had never met, a man she had not even heard mentioned, and later, a man whose name she never mastered.
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My mother's charpai stood in a straight line from the door because that is where the shade in the garden fell, in the shape of the elongated image of the low wall that marked off my grandmother's outdoor kitchen.
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She had looked up and caught it peeping shyly from among the foliage when she was lying on the charpai, fanning herself to sleep.
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Tired and listless, Sultan lay down on the same charpai under the nim where Amira Begum used to languish away the afternoons.
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The family gathered around the charpai under the shade to share stories and enjoy each other's company.
Synonyms
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8.1
A thin bed made of straw or folded quilts placed on the floor
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9.9
A low wooden bed with a woven surface used for sitting or sleeping
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Etymology
Charpai comes from Hindi and Persian parts char and pai, meaning 'four' and 'feet'. It names the low, woven bed that stands on four legs, so the origin helps you remember it is a simple four-legged bed.