noun
a light bedstead used in India, consisting of a web of rope or tape netting.
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charpoy or charpai (ˈtʃɑːpɔɪ, ˈtʃɑːpaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a bedstead of woven webbing or hemp stretched on a wooden frame on four legs, common in India | |
| [C19: from Urdu cārpāī] | |
| charpai or charpai | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Urdu cārpāī] | |
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