chakram

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noun

A disc-like throwing weapon from India.

Similar
chalikar
OriginSanskrit चक्रम् (cakram) ← Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćakrám ← Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám →
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Meanings

chakram1

nounchakram (plural chakrams)

plural chakrams

  1. A disc-like throwing weapon from India.

    Synonyms: chalikar

chakram2

nounchakram (plural chakrams)

plural chakrams · alternative chuckram · alternative chuckrum · alternative chukram

  1. historicalA former currency of Travancore in present-day India.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA disc-like throwing weapon from India.

Similar
chalikar

Origin

chakram · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranian*čakrám
  4. Proto-Indo-Aryan*ćakrám
  5. Sanskritचक्रम् (cakram)
  6. Englishchakram

From Sanskrit चक्रम् (cakram), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos. Doublet of chakra, charkha, chukker, cycle, cyclus, kike, and wheel.

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chakram · noun

  1. Sanskritचक्र
  2. Malayalamചക്രം“wheel”
  3. Englishchakram

] From Malayalam ചക്രം (cakraṁ, “wheel”), from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra).

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Translations

Hindi चक्र, चक्रम्
  • चक्र (cakra)a throwing disc weapon
  • चक्रम् (cakram)a throwing disc weapon
Japanese チャクラム
  • チャクラム (chakuramu)a throwing disc weapon
Polish czakram, czakram
  • czakrama throwing disc weapon
  • czakramTranslations
Russian ча́кра
  • ча́кра (čákra)a throwing disc weapon

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

chakram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chakram

MLA

“chakram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chakram. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chakram,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chakram.

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