English Meaning of phiraki

Meaning of 'phiraki'

f (phirane) A quaver or shake (in singing). 2 A turn round or a whirl (in dancing). 3 A male screw. 4 A turned piece of wood (as in rails upon the top of a building, around a cradle &c.); a baluster. 5 A whirligig; any little roller or thing turning on an axis. 6 The handle of a door-lock &c. 7 A small pair of scales (as that of a goldsmith or shroff). 8 A crimpling instrument (for cakes &c). 9 A common term for the little twists (or nkali) in the turban of a Marathi. 10 A division of a survey establishment or department; a party or body of surveyors. 11 A strong thread retracted or reverted across the warp before the advancing woof. Its use is to maintain or stay the lines composing the warp, so that if any snap, the break is arrested.

Meaning of फिरकी

f (फिरणें) A quaver or shake (in singing). 2 A turn round or a whirl (in dancing). 3 A male screw. 4 A turned piece of wood (as in rails upon the top of a building, around a cradle &c.); a baluster. 5 A whirligig; any little roller or thing turning on an axis. 6 The handle of a door-lock &c. 7 A small pair of scales (as that of a goldsmith or shroff). 8 A crimpling instrument (for cakes &c). 9 A common term for the little twists (or कळी) in the turban of a Maráṭhí. 10 A division of a survey establishment or department; a party or body of surveyors. 11 A strong thread retracted or reverted across the warp before the advancing woof. Its use is to maintain or stay the lines composing the warp, so that if any snap, the break is arrested.

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