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charkha
char·kha [ chúrkə, chrkə ] (plural char·khas) or char·ka [ chúrkə, chrkə ] (plural char·kas)


noun 
Definition:
 
Indian spinning wheel: a spinning wheel, especially for cotton, used in South Asia
[Late 19th century. Via Urdu charḳa< Persian carḳ(a)]
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