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chedipe

chedipe noun: a witch-vampire in the folklore of the Koya people, most of whom live near the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Noun

chedipe (plural chedipes)

  1. A witch-vampire in the folklore of the Koya people, most of whom live near the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh, India.
    • The Chedipe is believed to ride on a tiger at night over the boundaries of seven villages, and return home at early morn When she does not like a man she goes to1906, Edgar Thurston, “OMENS, EVIL EYE, ETC.”, in Ethnographic Notes in Southern India, Superintendent, Government Press, page 322
    • In Indian folklore there are a number of different types of vampire-prostitutes, including the vicious chedipe.2009 September 1, Jonathan Maberry, David F. Kramer, They Bite, Citadel Press, Chedipe

Forms of chedipe

pluralchedipes

Origin of chedipe

Borrowed from Koya.

Questions about chedipe

What does chedipe mean?
Chedipe means a witch-vampire in the folklore of the Koya people, most of whom live near the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh, India.
What part of speech is chedipe?
Chedipe is a noun.
What is the plural of chedipe?
The plural of chedipe is chedipes.

Words near chedipe in the dictionary

  1. chederim
  2. cheders
  3. chedi
  4. Chediak-Higashi anomalies
  5. Chediak-Higashi anomaly
  6. chedipe
  7. chedipes
  8. chedis
  9. Chedisgarh
  10. chedite
  11. Cheduba

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