charkha en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani چرخہ (carxa) / चरख़ा (carxā), from Classical Persian چرخ (čarx), from Middle Persian 𐫝𐫍𐫡 (chr /čahr/, “wheel, cycle”), from Proto-Iranian *čaxrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“wheel, circle”). Doublet of chakra, chakram, chukker, cycle, cyclus, kike, and wheel.
Meanings
- (India, Pakistan) A domestic spinning wheel, used mostly for spinning cotton.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| churka | alternative | lexicographic | |
| charkhas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |