Chalis Explained

Chalis or chalisa may refer to:

• The number forty in some South Asian languages including Hindi-Urdu
  • The Chalisa famine that hit South Asia in 1783, which is 1840 in the Vikram Samvat calendar
  • A Hindu hymn (stotra) of forty verses
    • Shiva Chalisa
    • Hanuman Chalisa
    • Ganesha Chalisa
• Stefanos Chalis (1796–1821), a chieftain in the Greek War of Independence

See also

• Challis (disambiguation)
• Chalise, a surname
• Chalice, a cup used in ceremonies such as the Eucharist
• Chali, a Germanic tribe mentioned by Ptolemy