chowpal
chowpal is the alternative form of chaupal.
chowpal is the alternative form of chowpaul.
Meaning of chaupal
Noun
chaupal (plural chaupals)
- A village meeting-place, typically an open terrace covered for protection against the sun and rain; the village assembly itself.
- ... generally gather in a chaupal, or clubhouse, with others of their own caste. These are always pucca structures. There is never a mixing of castes in a chaupal except on very special occasions.1967, David Coxe Cooke, Dera, a Village in India, page 46
Meaning of chowpaul
Noun
chowpaul (plural chowpauls)
- A kind of open Indian litter whose support pole is curved in a wide arch over the bed.
- ... the Chowpaul is the most ancient, and, as it were, the original from which all the other forms of palanquin may be traced; on this account it is used in all great ceremonies, marriages, processions, etc. The Chowpaul is simply a very light bed or sofa, over which a large bambou forms an arch....1811, François Balthazar Solvyns, Les Hindoûs, Vol. III, Section 8, No. 2
Forms of chowpal
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