- Charka Cotton
- CHARKA COTTONAn Indian term for H.G. or hand-ginned cotton.
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Charka Cotton
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charka — /ˈtʃakə/ (say chahkuh) noun (in India, etc.) a cotton gin or spinning wheel. Also, charkha. {Hindi carkhā, from Persian} …
List of English words of Persian origin — As Indo European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto Indo European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. Examples of these include: English (Mother) and Persian (Madar), English (Father) and… … Wikipedia
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 — /chahr keuh/, n. (in India and the East Indies) a cotton gin or spinning wheel. Also, charka. [1875 80; < Urdu < Pers] * * * … Universalium
charkha — or charka [chur′kə, chär′kə] n. [Hindi] in India, a spinning wheel used esp. for cotton … English World dictionary
