changal
Uzbek—English Dictionary (Dirks, 2005)
changal
1: (Persian) claws, talons, grasp, grip. ~ sol- to catch in one's claws. ~iga tush- to fall into the clutch of. bir ~ to'proq a fistful of dirt. krizis ~i in the grip of a crisis.
2: (Persian) thorny bush, briars; briar patch, thorny scrub.