1. chank - Noun
2. chank - Verb
The East Indian name for the large spiral shell of several species of sea conch much used in making bangles, esp. Turbinella pyrum. Called also chank chell.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn the whole world, there was no other place where this chank was present in such abundance as in the seabeds of the Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar along the coastal areas of present-day Tamil Nadu and the Northern Province of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Source: Internet
The final stage of departure from coastal Tamil Nadu to different parts of India and abroad can sometimes involve a long waiting period for the chank. Source: Internet