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chatra¹

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From Sanskrit छत्र (chatra), variant of छत्त्र (chattra, “umbrella, parasol, chatra”). Doublet of chador and chatta.

noun chatras · chhatra

  1. India Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly ritual or ceremonial forms. The so-called Chatra coins of the Guptas seem in all probability, to have been the issue of Chandragupta I to begin with... This variety apart from the noticeable distinction in the figure of the monarch and the umbrella bearer contains the obverse legend Chandragupta merely, with the reverse legend

    Similar: umbrella or parasol, particularly ritual or ceremonial forms

Chatra²

proper noun

  1. A district of Jharkhand, India.

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@misc{chatra_2026,
  title = {chatra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chatra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}