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charkha

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char·kha also char·ka  (chûrk, chär-)
n.
A spinning wheel used in India for spinning cotton.
[Hindi carkh, from Persian charkha, diminutive of charkh, wheel, from Old Persian *carka-; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
charkha, charka [ˈtʃɑːkə]
n
(Engineering / Tools) (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (in India) a spinning wheel, esp for cotton
[from Hindi]
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