चरख़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (čarx), from Middle Persian 𐫝𐫍𐫡 (chr /⁠čahr⁠/, “wheel, cycle”), from Proto-Iranian *čaxrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“wheel, circle”). Doublet of चक्र (cakra), चक्कर (cakkar), and चाक (cāk).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəɾ.xɑː/, [t͡ʃɐɾ.xäː], /t͡ʃəɾ.kʰɑː/, [t͡ʃɐɾ.kʰäː]

Noun

चरख़ा • (carxā) m (Urdu spelling چرخہ)

spinning wheel

Declension

Declension of *चरख़ा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	चरख़ा carxā	चरख़े carxe
oblique	चरख़े carxe	चरख़ों carxõ
vocative	चरख़े carxe	चरख़ो carxo

Descendants

→ English: charkha