چرخه

چرخه

See also: خرجة‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *čaxrákah (“spinning wheel”), from Proto-Iranian *čaxrám (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám (“wheel”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaɾxa/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaɾxa/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /t͡ʃæɾxe/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaɾxa/

Noun

چرخه • (čarxe) (plural چرخه‌ها‎ (čarxe-hâ))

1. spinning wheel

Etymology 2

From Proto-Iranian *čaxrám (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám (“wheel”).

Noun

چرخه • (čarxe) (plural چرخه‌ها‎ (čarxe-hâ))

1. cycle

Derived terms

• دوچرخه‎ (do-čarxe)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “چرخه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “چرخه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press