ˈchärˌpȯi noun
also char·pai -ˌpī
( -s )
Etymology: Hindi cārpāī, from Persian chārpāī, literally, four-footed, from chahār, chār four (from Middle Persian) + pāī foot, from Middle Persian; akin to Avestan chathwārō four, Sanskrit catrāra and to Avestan pad-, pād- foot, Sanskrit pādā — more at four , foot
: a bed consisting of a frame strung with tapes or light rope used especially in India