chakra

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, wheel, circle, point). Doublet of chakram, charkha, chukker, cycle, and wheel.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtʃæ.kɹə/, /ˈtʃʌ.kɹə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑː.kɹə/, /ˈt͡ʃæ.kɹə/, /ˈt͡ʃʌ.kɹə/
  • Rhymes: -ækɹə, (US) -ɑːkɹə

Noun

chakra (plural chakras)

  1. (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.

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Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá, wheel, circle, cycle; chakra), using the English spelling. Distant doublet of kaula and kekri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃɑkrɑ/, [ˈt̪ʃɑkrɑ]

Noun

chakra

  1. (Hinduism) 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
chakrainrare
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
instructive chakroin
abessive chakratta chakroitta
comitative chakroineen
Possessive forms of chakra (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person chakrani chakramme
2nd person chakrasi chakranne
3rd person chakransa

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, wheel, circle, point).

Noun

chakra n (definite singular chakraet, indefinite plural chakraer, definite plural chakraa or chakraene)

  1. chakra

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, wheel, circle, point).

Noun

chakra n (definite singular chakraet, indefinite plural chakra, definite plural chakraa)

  1. chakra

Portuguese

Noun

chakra m (plural chakras)

  1. Alternative spelling of chacra

Quechua

Noun

chakra

  1. farmland

Declension


Spanish

Etymology

From Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, wheel, circle, point). Doublet of ciclo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃakɾa/ [ˈt͡ʃa.kɾa]
  • Rhymes: -akɾa
  • Syllabification: cha‧kra
  • Homophone: chacra

Noun

chakra m (uncountable)

  1. (Hinduism, Ayurveda) chakra

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