chuttrum

English

Alternative forms

• chaturam, chutrum

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil சத்திரம் (cattiram).

Noun

chuttrum (plural chuttrums)

1. (India, obsolete) A lodging-house in South India for pilgrims and travelling members of the higher castes.

References

• Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “chuttrum”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].