charpoy


char·poy

C5262550 (chär′poi′)n. A bed consisting of a wooden frame strung with interlaced cords or webbing, used chiefly in South Asia.
[Hindi cārpāī and Urdu čārpā'ī, both from Persian cār-pāy, bedstead : cār-, four (from Old Iranian cathru-, four; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots) + pāy, foot (from Middle Persian pāy); see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

charpoy

(ˈtʃɑːpɔɪ) or

charpai

n (Furniture) a bedstead of woven webbing or hemp stretched on a wooden frame on four legs, common in India[C19: from Urdu cārpāī]

char•poy

(ˈtʃɑrˈpɔɪ)

also char•pai

(-ˈpaɪ)

n., pl. -poys also -pais. a light bedstead used in India. [1835–45; < Urdu chārpāi < Persian]