chank

1 of 2

verb

ˈchaŋk,

-ȯ-,

-ä-

-ed/-ing/-s

dialectal

: chew noisily : champ

chank

2 of 2

noun

ˈchaŋk

variants or less commonly chank shell

plural -s

: any of a family (Xancidae) of tropical heavy-shelled pear-shaped gastropod mollusks

especially : a species of the Indian Ocean (Turbinella pyrum synonym Xancus pyrum) commonly appearing in Hindu religious pictures and writings

Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably alteration of champ entry 1

Noun

Sanskrit śaṅkha

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