cakrawati

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cakerawati, from Pali cakkavatti, from Sanskrit चक्रवत् (cakravat, “oilman, emperor, name of Viṣṇu”), चक्रवर्तिन् (cakravartin, “world-ruler”, literally “wheel-turner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃak.ra.wa.ti/
• Hyphenation: cak‧ra‧wa‧ti

Noun

cakrawati

1. (Classical Indonesian) government, head of state

Further reading

• Chakravarti on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “cakrawati” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.