"charkha" meaning in English

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Noun

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 cycle, wheel, and chakra. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|inc-hnd}} Hindustani, {{m|ur|چرخہ|tr=carxa}} ⁧چرخہ⁩ (carxa), {{m|hi|चरख़ा}} चरख़ा (carxā), {{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|cycle|wheel|chakra}} Doublet of cycle, wheel, and chakra 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

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