chowpaul

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chowpaul

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Borrowed from Hindi चौपाल (caupāl).

noun chowpauls · chaupala · chowpal

historical A kind of open Indian litter whose support pole is curved in a wide arch over the bed. ... the Chowpaul is the most ancient, and, as it were, the original from which all the other forms of palanquin may be traced; on this account it is used in all great ceremonies, marriages, processions, etc. The Chowpaul is simply a very light bed or sofa, over which a large bambou forms an arch. Bu
Similar: sukhpal, palanquin, andor

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हिन्दी	चौपाल caupāl, चौपहला caupahlā, सुखपाल sukhpāl
Français	t'chaupâl

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@misc{chowpaul_2026,
  title = {chowpaul},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chowpaul},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}