Definition
A peon, messenger, or office servant in India and other South Asian countries, or a ceremonial official or attendant.
Etymology
From Hindi चपरासी (chaprāsī), derived from Sanskrit चपर (chapara) meaning 'quick' or possibly from Persian. The word entered English during the British Raj and describes a widespread role in colonial and post-colonial Asian administrations.
Kelly Says
The chuprassi was absolutely essential to British colonial rule in India—they were the go-betweens who made everything function, yet they're often invisible in history. English literature from the Raj is full of casual mentions of chuprassies, revealing the hidden infrastructure of empire.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
ARالعربية
شُبْرَاسِي
Shupraasi
BNবাংলা
চুপ্রাসি
chuprashi
CACatalà
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
CSČeština
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
DADansk
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
DEDeutsch
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
ELΕλληνικά
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
ESEspañol
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
FAفارسی
چوپرسی
CHU-prah-see
FISuomi
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
FRFrançais
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
GUGU
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
HAHA
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
HEעברית
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
HIहिन्दी
चुपरासी
chupraasi
HUMagyar
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
IDBahasa Indonesia
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
IGIG
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
ITItaliano
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
JA日本語
chuprassi
chupurassī
KKKK
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
KMKM
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
KO한국어
chuprassi
chuprasei
MSBahasa Melayu
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
MYမြန်မာ
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
NLNederlands
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
NONorsk
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
PAPA
ਚੁਪਰਾਸੀ
CHU-prah-see
PLPolski
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
PTPortuguês
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
RORomână
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
RUРусский
чупрасси
CHU-prah-see
SVSvenska
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
SWKiswahili
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
TAதமிழ்
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
TEతెలుగు
చూప్రాసి
chuprasi
THไทย
ชูปราสซี
chup-ra-see
TLTL
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
TRTürkçe
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
UKУкраїнська
чупрасси
CHU-prah-see
URاردو
چُپراسی
CHU-prah-see
VITiếng Việt
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
YOYO
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see
ZUZU
chuprassi
CHU-prah-see