Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chakra

/ˈt͡ʃɑː.kɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: chakra
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɑː.kɹə/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.

noun

Synonym of hackery.

Example Sentences

"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."
"[Pathik (Brian George):] In order to master the Avatar state, you must open all the chakras. Aang, tell me everything you know about chakras. [Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen):] What are chakras?"
"...bahlis, chakras, bullock-carts, dolis, tattus, palkis, miyanas, kharkharinas, bajras and chaupalas, were the common vehicles."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćakrám Sanskrit चक्र (cakra)lbor. Hindi चक्र (cakra)bor. ▲ Sanskrit चक्र (cakra)bor. English chakra 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, kike, and wheel.

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: चक्र

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈt͡ʃɑː.kɹə/
British English: /ˈtʃæ.kɹə/

Inflected Forms

chakras (plural)

Derived Forms

chakral chakric

Phrases

chakra healing

Synonyms

hackery

Questions

How do you pronounce chakra?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɑː.kɹə/.
What does chakra mean?: Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.
Where does chakra come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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