كھانچا

खांचा khāṅćā[prob. S. कषर् +कः; cf. khoṅć, khoṅs, khaiṅć], s.m. A pit, hole, cavity, hollow; a notch, incision; a rent, rip; a gap, chasm; a break, hitch; delay; a turn or bend (in a road), a warp (in a wall); a loss (in trade); discrepancy (in an account, etc.);—a basket (made of twigs, or split bamboo), a pannier; a hen-coop or cage.