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Date: 26-May-2000
Word of the Day: 'charKh'


Meaning:

charKh - 1) sky 2) wheel

chaKh is a masculine noun taken from Farsi (Persian).


Couplet:

ahal-e-Guruur-o-hirs ko kyaa zikr-e-sharaf 
taa-charKh bhii pahu.Nch ke vo shaitaan hii rahe 
[Akbar Allahabadi]

[ahal = people/one who is; Guruur = pride; hirs = greed]
[sharaf = eminence/nobility/honour; taa = upto]


Associated word:

1) charKh-e-barii.n = charKh-e-falak = seventh heaven.

Another word used for this is 'arsh'.

2) charKhaab = charKh + aab (water) = whirlpool

Another word for whirlpool is 'girdaab'

3) charKhagii = victory dance by a wrestler around the arena :-)

4) charKh_zanii = 1) whirl around/dance 2) travel (tourism)

Note: charKh_zanii is a noun of the feminine gender. 
All others are masculine.