cakra

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English

Noun

cakra (plural cakras)

  1. Alternative form of chakra

Anagrams

Balinese

Romanization

cakra

  1. Romanization of ᬘᬓ᭄ᬭ

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay cakera, cakra, from Classical Malay چکرا (cakera), چکرا (cakra), from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćakrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos. Doublet of cakram and siklus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃa.k(ə.)ra/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧kra

Noun

cakra

  1. the wheel.
  2. a discus or sharp circular missile weapon, especially that of Vishu.
  3. chakra, spiritual energy nexuses.

Synonyms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

cakra

  1. Romanization of ꦕꦏꦿ

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit चक्र (cakra).

Noun

cakra (plural cakra-cakra, informal 1st possessive cakraku, 2nd possessive cakramu, 3rd possessive cakranya)

  1. disc

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćakrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃa.kra/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧kra

Noun

cakra

  1. wheel
  2. discus

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦕꦏꦿ (cakra)
  • Balinese: ᬘᬓ᭄ᬭ (cakra)

Further reading

  • "cakra" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.