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Chatra
name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A district of Jharkhand, India.
Noun
- 1 Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly ritual or ceremonial forms. India
"The so-called Chatra coins of the Guptas seem in all probability, to have been the issue of Chandragupta I to begin with... This variety apart from the noticeable distinction in the figure of the monarch and the umbrella bearer contains the obverse legend Chandragupta merely, with the reverse legend Vikramaditya."
Etymology
From Sanskrit छत्र (chatra), variant of छत्त्र (chattra, “umbrella, parasol, chatra”). Doublet of chador and chatta.
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