chaprasi
chaprasi noun: an official of some kind, especially an important attendant or messenger in the household of an Indian landowner.
Noun
chaprasi (plural chaprasis)
- An official of some kind, especially an important attendant or messenger in the household of an Indian landowner.
- A servant in scarlet interrupted him; he was the chuprassy of the Civil Surgeon, and he handed Aziz a note.1924, E. M. Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin, published 2005, page 13
- Two clerks who had witnessed the scene, and a chaprassi, were sent along to Mr Macgregor's office to corroborate the story. They lied in perfect unison.1934, George Orwell, chapter 22, in Burmese Days
chaprasi meaning in Punjabi
chaprasi in Punjabi
- chaprasi, peon, messenger, attendant
- ਚਪੜਾਸੀ capṛāsī
Forms of chaprasi
| plural | chaprasis |
|---|---|
| alternative form | chaprassi |
| alternative form | chaprassie |
| alternative form | chuprassi |
| alternative form | chuprassie |
| alternative form | chuprassy |
Origin of chaprasi
Borrowed from Hindi चपरासी (caprāsī).
Questions about chaprasi
- What does chaprasi mean?
- Chaprasi means an official of some kind, especially an important attendant or messenger in the household of an Indian landowner.
- What is chaprasi in Punjabi?
- Chaprasi in Punjabi is ਚਪੜਾਸੀ (capṛāsī). See Chaprasi meaning in Punjabi.
- What part of speech is chaprasi?
- Chaprasi is a noun.
- What is the plural of chaprasi?
- The plural of chaprasi is chaprasis.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: chaprasi (page history and authors); ਚਪੜਾਸੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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