Chappara: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Chappara means something in Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chhappar.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarychappara (छप्पर).—n ( H) A thatched roof. 2 A frame, crate, or hurdle overlaid with grass &c.--thrown over houses to form the roof, or erected anywhere for shade or shelter. 3 The canopy of a bedstead or couch. 4 A hut, hovel, shed, cabin.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishchappara (छप्पर).—n A thatched roof. The canopy of a couch. A hut.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryChappara (छप्पर) [Also spelled chhappar]:—(nm) a thatch, thatched roof; ~[baṃdī] see [chapparabaṃdī; —para phūsa na honā] not to have even a thatched roof to live under; to be extremely poverty-stricken; —[phāḍa kara denā] to bestow an unexpectedly large fortune, to give as a huge windfall.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryChappara (छप्पर):—n. → छप्पड [chappaḍa]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Capparaccatiyar, Capparam, Chappara-badane, Chapparabanda, Chapparabandi, Chapparada avare, Chapparam, Chapparapalanga.
Full-text: Valacana, Chappari, Paranda, Chapara, Chappara-badane, Chapparabandi, Magari, Dhalya, Chhappar, Valati, Pova, Varanda, Thata, Sampada, Kali, Utaranem.
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