charkha

charkha
A domestic spinning wheel, used mostly for spinning cotton

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  • charkha — or charka [chur′kə, chär′kə] n. [Hindi] in India, a spinning wheel used esp. for cotton …   English World dictionary

  • Charkha — Rouet (outil) Pour les articles homonymes, voir rouet. Image photochrome d une Irlandaise filant au rouet. Un rouet est un instrument ancien à roue actionné …   Wikipédia en Français

  • charkha — /chahr keuh/, n. (in India and the East Indies) a cotton gin or spinning wheel. Also, charka. [1875 80; < Urdu < Pers] * * * …   Universalium

  • charkha — [ 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 …   English new terms dictionary

  • charkha — char·kha …   English syllables

  • charkha — char•kha or char•ka [[t]ˈtʃɑr kə[/t]] n. pl. khas or kas raj (in S and SE Asia) a cotton gin or spinning wheel • Etymology: 1875–80; < Urdu < Pers …   From formal English to slang

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  • Cult of Charkha — Cult of the Charkha is an essay by Rabindranath Tagore which first appeared in September, 1925 in the Modern Review. In the essay Tagore offered critique on the Gandhian ethic of ‘Charkha spinning’ as an activity which could rejuvenate the Indian …   Wikipedia

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