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bal-chatri

bal-chatri noun: a trap for catching hunting birds, consisting of a cage with bait and a slip noose.

bal-chatri: a trap for catching hunting birds, consisting of a cage with bait and a slip noose
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Noun

bal-chatri (plural bal-chatris)

  1. A trap for catching hunting birds, consisting of a cage with bait and a slip noose.

Forms of bal-chatri

pluralbal-chatris

Origin of bal-chatri

From Hindi बाल छतरी (bāl chatrī), from बाल (bāl, “child”) + छतरी (chatrī, “umbrella”) meaning "small umbrella", because of its shape.

Questions about bal-chatri

What does bal-chatri mean?
Bal-chatri means a trap for catching hunting birds, consisting of a cage with bait and a slip noose.
What part of speech is bal-chatri?
Bal-chatri is a noun.
What is the plural of bal-chatri?
The plural of bal-chatri is bal-chatris.

Words near bal-chatri in the dictionary

  1. Bak̓ʷəmgala
  2. bal
  3. Bal Harbour
  4. Bal Marcoville
  5. bal musette
  6. bal-chatri
  7. bal-chatris
  8. Bala
  9. Bala Lake
  10. bala shark
  11. bala sharks

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