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)
- (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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Derived terms
- chakric
Translations
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Anagrams
- charka
Finnish
Alternative forms
- tsakra, tšakra
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
- (Hinduism) chakra
Declension
Inflection of chakra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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) | ||
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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)
- chakra
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, circle, point”).
Noun
chakra n (definite singular chakraet, indefinite plural chakra, definite plural chakraa)
- chakra
Portuguese
Noun
chakra m (plural chakras)
- Alternative spelling of chacra
Quechua
Noun
chakra
- farmland
Declension
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 |
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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 |
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)
- (Hinduism, Ayurveda) chakra
Further reading
- “chakra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014