charka

noun

char·​ka

variants or charkha

ˈchərkə,

-är-

plural -s

: a domestic spinning wheel used in India chiefly for cotton

Word History

Etymology

Hindi carkha, from Persian charkha, charkh wheel, from Middle Persian chark; akin to Avestan chaxra- wheel, Sanskrit cakra

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