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छप्पर ćhappar, (in comp.) छपर ćhapar [S. छǂवरः, rt. छद्], s.m. A sloping thatch, a thatched roof; a shed, a hut;—tester of a bed);—(fig.) a heavy burden:—ćhappar-band, s.m. A thatcher:—ćhappar-bandī, s.f. Thatching; price of thatching; cultivating, with permanent residence (in a village):—ćhapparpar dharnāor rakhnā, v.t. 'To place on the thatch,' to throw aside as worthless, to lay aside, to care nothing for:—ćhappar phāṛ-ke denā(-ko), 'To cleave the roof and give'; to surprise (one) with an unexpected gift; to give in a miraculous manner:—ćhappar ṭūṭ-paṛnā, 'Roof to fall in'; a sudden calamity to befal (one):—ćhappar ćhānā, ćhappar ḍālnā, To thatch; to make a roof or home (for oneself), to take up (one's) abode, to abide, to tarry:—ćhappar-khāṭ, ćhappar-khaṭ, ćhapar-khaṭ, s.m. A bedstead with a tester and curtains.
Origin: Hindi