charkha


char·kha

also char·ka C0250500 (chûr′kə, chär′-)n. A spinning wheel used in India for spinning cotton.
[Hindi carkhā, from Persian charkha, diminutive of charkh, wheel, from Old Persian *carka-; see kwel- in Indo-European roots.]

charkha

(ˈtʃɑːkə) or

charka

n1. (Tools) (in India) a spinning wheel, esp for cotton2. (Textiles) (in India) a spinning wheel, esp for cotton[from Hindi]

char•kha

or char•ka

(ˈtʃɑr kə)

n., pl. -khas or -kas. (in S and SE Asia) a cotton gin or spinning wheel. [1875–80; < Urdu < Persian]