CHARKHA Meaning of CHARKHA in English [ 'tʃə:kə ](also charka ) ■ noun (in the Indian subcontinent) a domestic spinning wheel used chiefly for cotton.Originfrom Urdu charḵa 'spinning wheel', from Pers. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004