chaakari(f): work, often mundane

Description of chaakari: Chaakari denotes menial service or employment, particularly domestic or clerical work. It derives from Persian origins and carries connotations of servitude and subordinate labor. Unlike casual employment, chaakari implies a formal, often restrictive relationship bound by obligation and duty. Differs from mere work in its emphasis on subservience and the loss of personal autonomy. The term appears frequently in Urdu poetry and classical literature, symbolizing life's burdens and the constraints