| 释义 |
chank
I. \ˈchaŋk, -ȯ-, -ä-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably alter of champ (I)
dialect : chew noisily : champ
II. \ˈchaŋk\ noun
also chank shell
(-s)
Etymology: Sanskrit śaṅkha — more at conch
: any of a family (Xancidae) of tropical heavy-shelled pear-shaped gastropod mollusks; especially : a species (Xancus pyrum) commonly appearing in Hindu religious pictures and writings |