CHARKHA


Meaning of CHARKHA in English

[ 'tʃə:kə ]

(also charka )

■ noun (in the Indian subcontinent) a domestic spinning wheel used chiefly for cotton.

Origin

from Urdu charḵa 'spinning wheel', from Pers.

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