charpoy

noun /ˈtʃɑːpɔɪ/

1. A traditional bedstead used in South Asia, consisting of a wooden frame bordering a set of knotted ropes.

   Here is a charpoy on which two can sit, and it is possible that there may, from time to time, be food in that platter.

Where it comes from

From Hindustani چار پائی (cār pāī) / चारपाई (cārpāī), from चार (cār, “four”) + पाई (pāī, “feet”), thus literally “quadruped” or “tetrapod”.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry charpoy (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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