չարխ

Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian չարխ (čʿarx), from Persian چرخ (čarx). Doublet of ճախր (čaxr), ճախարակ (čaxarak).

Pronunciation

Noun

չարխ (čʿarx)

  1. (dialectal) wheel
    Synonym: անիվ (aniv)
  2. (dialectal) block, pulley
    Synonym: ճախարակ (čaxarak)
  3. (dialectal, figuratively) fortune
    Synonym: բախտ (baxt)

Declension

Further reading

  • Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), չարխ”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
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