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छऽी ćhatrī[S. छिऽका], s.f. A small umbrella, an umbrella (=ćhātā); covering, canopy, or tester (of a bed); covering or hood (of a carriage, etc.); a small ornamental pavilion generally built over a place of interment, or a cenotaph in honour of a Hindūchief, or a faqīr; the poop of a ship; a bamboo frame (attached to the upper extremity of a long pole, for pigeons to settle upon);—long hairs on the crown of the head:—ćhatrī-dār, adj. Having a covering, or tester, or hood; covered, canopied, hooded (as a carriage, etc.).
Origin: Hindi