chakra
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English
Etymology
From Hindi चक्र (cakra) and directly from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, disc, cycle”). As a synonym for hackery, either a correction or hypercorrection of that term based on one of its proposed etymologies. Doublet of chakram, charkha, chukker, cycle, cyclus, and wheel.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtʃæ.kɹə/, /ˈtʃʌ.kɹə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑː.kɹə/, /ˈt͡ʃæ.kɹə/, /ˈt͡ʃʌ.kɹə/
- Rhymes: -ækɹə, (US) -ɑːkɹə
Noun
chakra (plural chakras)
- (Hinduism, Ayurveda) Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.
- 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 19:
- In the etheric body of a yogini in meditation, the polarity is, therefore, not between the brain and the genitals, the second and sixth chakras, but between the inner sexuality of the womb and the heart.
- Synonym of hackery.
- 1911, Calendar of Persian Correspondence..., page xxvi:
- ...bahlis, chakras, bullock-carts, dolis, tattus, palkis, miyanas, kharkharinas, bajras and chaupalas, were the common vehicles.
Derived terms
Translations
spiritual energy nexuses
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Anagrams
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá, “wheel, circle, cycle; chakra”), using the English spelling. Distant doublet of kaula, kekri, and sykli.
Pronunciation
Noun
chakra
Declension
| Inflection of chakra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | chakra | chakrat | |
| genitive | chakran | chakrojen | |
| partitive | chakraa | chakroja | |
| illative | chakraan | chakroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | chakra | chakrat | |
| accusative | nom. | chakra | chakrat |
| gen. | chakran | ||
| genitive | chakran | chakrojen chakrain rare | |
| partitive | chakraa | chakroja | |
| inessive | chakrassa | chakroissa | |
| elative | chakrasta | chakroista | |
| illative | chakraan | chakroihin | |
| adessive | chakralla | chakroilla | |
| ablative | chakralta | chakroilta | |
| allative | chakralle | chakroille | |
| essive | chakrana | chakroina | |
| translative | chakraksi | chakroiksi | |
| abessive | chakratta | chakroitta | |
| instructive | — | chakroin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, circle, point”).
Noun
chakra n (definite singular chakraet, indefinite plural chakraer, definite plural chakraa or chakraene)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, circle, point”).
Noun
chakra n (definite singular chakraet, indefinite plural chakra, definite plural chakraa)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: cha‧kra
Noun
chakra m (plural chakras)
- Alternative spelling of chacra.
Quechua
Noun
chakra
Declension
declension of chakra
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chakra | chakrakuna |
| accusative | chakrata | chakrakunata |
| dative | chakraman | chakrakunaman |
| genitive | chakrap | chakrakunap |
| locative | chakrapi | chakrakunapi |
| terminative | chakrakama | chakrakunakama |
| ablative | chakramanta | chakrakunamanta |
| instrumental | chakrawan | chakrakunawan |
| comitative | chakrantin | chakrakunantin |
| abessive | chakrannaq | chakrakunannaq |
| comparative | chakrahina | chakrakunahina |
| causative | chakrarayku | chakrakunarayku |
| benefactive | chakrapaq | chakrakunapaq |
| associative | chakrapura | chakrakunapura |
| distributive | chakranka | chakrakunanka |
| exclusive | chakralla | chakrakunalla |
possessive forms of chakra
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chakray | chakraykuna |
| accusative | chakrayta | chakraykunata |
| dative | chakrayman | chakraykunaman |
| genitive | chakraypa | chakraykunap |
| locative | chakraypi | chakraykunapi |
| terminative | chakraykama | chakraykunakama |
| ablative | chakraymanta | chakraykunamanta |
| instrumental | chakraywan | chakraykunawan |
| comitative | chakraynintin | chakraykunantin |
| abessive | chakrayninnaq | chakraykunannaq |
| comparative | chakrayhina | chakraykunahina |
| causative | chakrayrayku | chakraykunarayku |
| benefactive | chakraypaq | chakraykunapaq |
| associative | chakraypura | chakraykunapura |
| distributive | chakrayninka | chakraykunanka |
| exclusive | chakraylla | chakraykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chakrayki | chakraykikuna |
| accusative | chakraykita | chakraykikunata |
| dative | chakraykiman | chakraykikunaman |
| genitive | chakraykipa | chakraykikunap |
| locative | chakraykipi | chakraykikunapi |
| terminative | chakraykikama | chakraykikunakama |
| ablative | chakraykimanta | chakraykikunamanta |
| instrumental | chakraykiwan | chakraykikunawan |
| comitative | chakraykintin | chakraykikunantin |
| abessive | chakraykinnaq | chakraykikunannaq |
| comparative | chakraykihina | chakraykikunahina |
| causative | chakraykirayku | chakraykikunarayku |
| benefactive | chakraykipaq | chakraykikunapaq |
| associative | chakraykipura | chakraykikunapura |
| distributive | chakraykinka | chakraykikunanka |
| exclusive | chakraykilla | chakraykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chakran | chakrankuna |
| accusative | chakranta | chakrankunata |
| dative | chakranman | chakrankunaman |
| genitive | chakranpa | chakrankunap |
| locative | chakranpi | chakrankunapi |
| terminative | chakrankama | chakrankunakama |
| ablative | chakranmanta | chakrankunamanta |
| instrumental | chakranwan | chakrankunawan |
| comitative | chakranintin | chakrankunantin |
| abessive | chakranninnaq | chakrankunannaq |
| comparative | chakranhina | chakrankunahina |
| causative | chakranrayku | chakrankunarayku |
| benefactive | chakranpaq | chakrankunapaq |
| associative | chakranpura | chakrankunapura |
| distributive | chakraninka | chakrankunanka |
| exclusive | chakranlla | chakrankunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chakranchik | chakranchikkuna |
| accusative | chakranchikta | chakranchikkunata |
| dative | chakranchikman | chakranchikkunaman |
| genitive | chakranchikpa | chakranchikkunap |
| locative | chakranchikpi | chakranchikkunapi |
| terminative | chakranchikkama | chakranchikkunakama |
| ablative | chakranchikmanta | chakranchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | chakranchikwan | chakranchikkunawan |
| comitative | chakranchiknintin | chakranchikkunantin |
| abessive | chakranchikninnaq | chakranchikkunannaq |
| comparative | chakranchikhina | chakranchikkunahina |
| causative | chakranchikrayku | chakranchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | chakranchikpaq | chakranchikkunapaq |
| associative | chakranchikpura | chakranchikkunapura |
| distributive | chakranchikninka | chakranchikkunanka |
| exclusive | chakranchiklla | chakranchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chakrayku | chakraykukuna |
| accusative | chakraykuta | chakraykukunata |
| dative | chakraykuman | chakraykukunaman |
| genitive | chakraykupa | chakraykukunap |
| locative | chakraykupi | chakraykukunapi |
| terminative | chakraykukama | chakraykukunakama |
| ablative | chakraykumanta | chakraykukunamanta |
| instrumental | chakraykuwan | chakraykukunawan |
| comitative | chakraykuntin | chakraykukunantin |
| abessive | chakraykunnaq | chakraykukunannaq |
| comparative | chakraykuhina | chakraykukunahina |
| causative | chakraykurayku | chakraykukunarayku |
| benefactive | chakraykupaq | chakraykukunapaq |
| associative | chakraykupura | chakraykukunapura |
| distributive | chakraykunka | chakraykukunanka |
| exclusive | chakraykulla | chakraykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chakraykichik | chakraykichikkuna |
| accusative | chakraykichikta | chakraykichikkunata |
| dative | chakraykichikman | chakraykichikkunaman |
| genitive | chakraykichikpa | chakraykichikkunap |
| locative | chakraykichikpi | chakraykichikkunapi |
| terminative | chakraykichikkama | chakraykichikkunakama |
| ablative | chakraykichikmanta | chakraykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | chakraykichikwan | chakraykichikkunawan |
| comitative | chakraykichiknintin | chakraykichikkunantin |
| abessive | chakraykichikninnaq | chakraykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | chakraykichikhina | chakraykichikkunahina |
| causative | chakraykichikrayku | chakraykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | chakraykichikpaq | chakraykichikkunapaq |
| associative | chakraykichikpura | chakraykichikkunapura |
| distributive | chakraykichikninka | chakraykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | chakraykichiklla | chakraykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chakranku | chakrankukuna |
| accusative | chakrankuta | chakrankukunata |
| dative | chakrankuman | chakrankukunaman |
| genitive | chakrankupa | chakrankukunap |
| locative | chakrankupi | chakrankukunapi |
| terminative | chakrankukama | chakrankukunakama |
| ablative | chakrankumanta | chakrankukunamanta |
| instrumental | chakrankuwan | chakrankukunawan |
| comitative | chakrankuntin | chakrankukunantin |
| abessive | chakrankunnaq | chakrankukunannaq |
| comparative | chakrankuhina | chakrankukunahina |
| causative | chakrankurayku | chakrankukunarayku |
| benefactive | chakrankupaq | chakrankukunapaq |
| associative | chakrankupura | chakrankukunapura |
| distributive | chakrankunka | chakrankukunanka |
| exclusive | chakrankulla | chakrankukunalla |
Descendants
- → Spanish: chacra
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, circle, point”). Doublet of ciclo.
Pronunciation
Noun
chakra m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “chakra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28