तर्कु

{ tarkuḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

तर्कु  mn.  mn. ( [L.]; √ 3. कृत्, [Nir. ii, 1, but] cf. निष्-टर्क्य॑, ἄτρακτος & torqueo &c. s.v. √ तर्क्) a spindle, [PārGṛ. i, 15/16.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

तर्कुः [tarkuḥ]   -m., f. A spindle, an iron pin upon which cotton is first drawn out; तर्कुः कर्तनसाधनम्. -Comp.
-पिण्डः, -पीठी, पीठः, -पाठी   a ball at the lower end of a spindle.
-लासकः   a concave shell or saucer serving to hold the lower end of a spindle.
-शाणः   a Whetstone for sharpening spindles. तर्कुटम् (-टी) Cutting; L. D. B.

Shabda-Sagara

तर्कु  f.  ( -र्कुः) A spindle, an iron pin upon which the cotton is first drawn out; it also serves as the distaff, the cotton being next transferred from it to the wheel.
E. कृत् to cut, Unadi affix उ, and the radical letters transposed.

ROOTS:

कृत् उ