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चर्ख़

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian چَرْخ (čarx).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəɾx/, [t͡ʃɐɾx], /t͡ʃəɾkʰ/, [t͡ʃɐɾkʰ]

Noun

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चर्ख़ (carxm

  1. (literary) wheel
    1. potter's wheel
    2. lathe
    3. spinning wheel
  2. (poetic) the sky, celestial globe, the heavens
    • Brij Narayan Chakbast, रामायण का एक सीन:
      इक दफ़्तर-ए-मज़ालिम-ए-चर्ख़-ए-कुहन खुला
      ik daftar-e-mazālim-e-carx-e-kuhan khulā
      a scroll of tyrannies of the ancient heavens opened

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