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charkha

American

[chahr-kuh] / ˈtʃɑr kə /

Or charka

noun

(in India and the East Indies) a cotton gin or spinning wheel.

charkha British

/ ˈtʃɑːkə /

noun

(in India) a spinning wheel, esp for cotton

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Etymology

Origin of charkha

1875–80; < Urdu < Persian

Example Sentences

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The charkha became a symbol of Indian resistance to Britain’s textile-based mercantilism and British rule generally.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2023

For four months he had been out of the news, drinking goat's milk, spinning cotton on his charkha, brooding as ever on the woes of India's Pariah Untouchables.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gandhi gave the yarn he had spun to the Gissimo, the charkha to Mme.

From Time Magazine Archive

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