s. f. Dim, f Chappaṉ. The cover of an earthen vessel with a small mouth, as a jar, ghaṛá; the patella;—chappṉíáṇ bhaṉná, v. n. To break covers of earthen vessels by jumping from a basket, done by a bridegroom a little before starting for the bride's father's house on the day of marriage; also by boy who is to be vested with a sacred thread (janeu):—chappṉí vich nakk ḍob ke marná or marjáṉá, v. n. lit. To dip the nose into a chappṉí and so to drown, i. e. to drown oneself in a spoonful of water; to be greatly ashamed; to be ready to die with shame:—kaulḍoḍe dí chappṉí, s. f. The ripened seed vessel of the kaul, or so called Indian Lotus (Nelum bium speciosum.) The seeds are eaten and are also used medicinally.