"charkha" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: charkhas [plural]
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, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“wheel, circle”). Doublet of chakra, chakram, chukker, cycle, cyclus, and wheel. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|inc-hnd}} Hindustani, {{der|en|fa-cls|چرخ|tr=čarx}} Classical Persian چرخ (čarx), {{der|en|pal|𐫝𐫍𐫡|sc=Mani|t=wheel, cycle|ts=čahr}} Middle Persian 𐫝𐫍𐫡 (chr /⁠čahr⁠/, “wheel, cycle”), {{der|en|ira-pro|*čaxrám}} Proto-Iranian *čaxrám, {{der|en|iir-pro|*čakrám}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, {{der|en|ine-pro|*kʷékʷlos||wheel, circle}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“wheel, circle”), {{doublet|en|chakra|chakram|chukker|cycle|cyclus|wheel}} Doublet of chakra, chakram, chukker, cycle, cyclus, and wheel Head templates: {{en-noun}} charkha (plural charkhas)
  1. (Pakistan, India) A domestic spinning wheel, used mostly for spinning cotton. Tags: India, Pakistan Categories (topical): Spinning Synonyms: churka
    Sense id: en-charkha-en-noun-LPM1bm2W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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