What is the name of an Indian bed?

mca2005 · Dec 3rd, 2005, 22:34

i became intriqued with them while there - they are also, i think used as benches/couches...any idea of the name? someone told me charpi but i googled and can't find it...and any idea if they are available for export??

seventies'hippy · Dec 3rd, 2005, 22:43

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Originally Posted by mca2005

i became intriqued with them while there - they are also, i think used as benches/couches...any idea of the name? someone told me charpi but i googled and can't find it...and any idea if they are available for export??

nearly,,,,,,,, It's charpoi

sunilg · Dec 4th, 2005, 00:59

charpai ... it is

also called khatiya or khat in UP n other parts of northern india

manjee in punjabi ....

Nick-H · Dec 4th, 2005, 09:37

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khatiya or khat

Could that be the derivation of the word cot?

cyberhippie · Dec 4th, 2005, 09:39

Charpia/charpoi meaning four legs!!

Nick-H · Dec 4th, 2005, 19:04

Then it would be a good name for a dog. If ever I adopt a street dog I will try to remember this this. I ike the idea of a dog called bed!

guerik · Dec 5th, 2005, 05:44

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

Could that be the derivation of the word cot?

Yep, my Hindi teacher was always going on about that.. See also bungalow, pyjamas, verandah, punch (the drink), jodhpur (that one's a bit obvious though), and khaki ...

dzibead · Dec 5th, 2005, 05:52

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Originally Posted by guerik

Yep, my Hindi teacher was always going on about that.. See also bungalow, pyjamas, verandah, punch (the drink), jodhpur (that one's a bit obvious though), and khaki ...

and "thug"

PeakXV · Dec 5th, 2005, 05:54

I thought the word for an actual bed was palang? My idea of charpoi was the cot the taxi drivers sleep on at their stand when off duty.

Nick-H · Dec 5th, 2005, 10:06

Thanks guerik. I never knew that before this thread.

In this part of the world a bed, ie the wooden structure you put a mattress on, is called a cot.

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