| 释义 |
Definition of charpoy in English: charpoynoun ˈtʃɑːpɔɪ Indian A light bedstead. Example sentencesExamples - They sat on charpoys, heads lowered, hands cupped around their faces.
- We sit cross-legged, facing each other, on a charpoy - a bedstead - in the middle of the farmyard.
- I had my charpoy in the station master's office: I didn't dare go back to my house.
- In winter, log fires blaze amidst the charpoys scattered around for people to sit on, chat, and enjoy the shows and dances.
- Inside the gate the maintenance staff, three or four men, sat idly on a charpoy.
Origin Mid 17th century: from Urdu cārpāī 'four-legged', from Persian. |