chakra

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃæ.kɹə/, /ˈtʃʌ.kɹə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (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.

2. Synonym of hackery.
   • 1911, Calendar of Persian Correspondence..., page xxvi:

     ...bahlis, chakras, bullock-carts, dolis, tattus, palkis, miyanas, kharkharinas, bajras and chaupalas, were the common vehicles.

Derived terms

• chakra healing
• chakral
• chakric

Translations

spiritual energy nexuses

• Arabic: شَاكِرَة f (šākira)
• Catalan: txakra m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 脈輪 / 脉轮 (zh) (màilún), 查克拉 (zh) (chákèlā), 氣卦 / 气卦 (qìguà), 輪 / 轮 (zh) (lún) (wheel)

• Czech: čakra f
• Danish: chakra n
• Dutch: chakra (nl)
• Esperanto: ĉakro
• Finnish: chakra, tsakra, tšakra
• French: chakra (fr) m, tchakra m
• German: Chakra (de) n
• Gujarati: ચક્ર (cakra)
• Hindi: चक्रम् (cakram), चक्र (hi) m (cakra)
• Hungarian: csakra (hu)
• Icelandic: sjakra f
• Indonesian: cakra (id)
• Italian: chakra m
• Japanese: チャクラ (chakura)
• Kannada: ಚಕ್ರ (kn) (cakra)
• Khmer: ចក្រ (km) (ca kraʔ)
• Korean: 차크라 (chakeura)
• Marathi: चक्र (cakra)
• Persian: چاکرا (čâkrâ), چکره (fa) (čakre)
• Polish: czakra f, czakram (pl) m, ćakra f
• Portuguese: chakra (pt) m, chacra (pt) m
• Romanian: chakra
• Russian: ча́кра (ru) f (čákra)
• Sanskrit: चक्र (sa) (cakra), चक्रम् (sa) (cakram)
• Serbo-Croatian: чакра f, čakra (sh) f
• Slovene: čakra f
• Sogdian: 𐼿𐼸𐼸𐽀 (čakkar)
• Spanish: chakra (es) m
• Swedish: chakra (sv) n
• Thai: จักร (th) (jàk), จักระ (jàk-grà)
• Turkish: çakra

Anagrams

• charka

Finnish

Alternative forms

• tsakra, tšakra

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɑkrɑ/, [ˈt̪ʃɑ̝krɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑkrɑ

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 chakrain rare
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
abessive		chakratta	chakroitta
instructive		—	chakroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of chakra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative chakrani chakrani accusative nom. chakrani chakrani gen. chakrani genitive chakrani chakrojeni chakraini rare partitive chakraani chakrojani inessive chakrassani chakroissani elative chakrastani chakroistani illative chakraani chakroihini adessive chakrallani chakroillani ablative chakraltani chakroiltani allative chakralleni chakroilleni essive chakranani chakroinani translative chakrakseni chakroikseni abessive chakrattani chakroittani instructive — — comitative — chakroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative chakrasi chakrasi accusative nom. chakrasi chakrasi gen. chakrasi genitive chakrasi chakrojesi chakraisi rare partitive chakraasi chakrojasi inessive chakrassasi chakroissasi elative chakrastasi chakroistasi illative chakraasi chakroihisi adessive chakrallasi chakroillasi ablative chakraltasi chakroiltasi allative chakrallesi chakroillesi essive chakranasi chakroinasi translative chakraksesi chakroiksesi abessive chakrattasi chakroittasi instructive — — comitative — chakroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative chakramme chakramme accusative nom. chakramme chakramme gen. chakramme genitive chakramme chakrojemme chakraimme rare partitive chakraamme chakrojamme inessive chakrassamme chakroissamme elative chakrastamme chakroistamme illative chakraamme chakroihimme adessive chakrallamme chakroillamme ablative chakraltamme chakroiltamme allative chakrallemme chakroillemme essive chakranamme chakroinamme translative chakraksemme chakroiksemme abessive chakrattamme chakroittamme instructive — — comitative — chakroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative chakranne chakranne accusative nom. chakranne chakranne gen. chakranne genitive chakranne chakrojenne chakrainne rare partitive chakraanne chakrojanne inessive chakrassanne chakroissanne elative chakrastanne chakroistanne illative chakraanne chakroihinne adessive chakrallanne chakroillanne ablative chakraltanne chakroiltanne allative chakrallenne chakroillenne essive chakrananne chakroinanne translative chakraksenne chakroiksenne abessive chakrattanne chakroittanne instructive — — comitative — chakroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative chakransa chakransa accusative nom. chakransa chakransa gen. chakransa genitive chakransa chakrojensa chakrainsa rare partitive chakraansa chakrojaan chakrojansa inessive chakrassaan chakrassansa chakroissaan chakroissansa elative chakrastaan chakrastansa chakroistaan chakroistansa illative chakraansa chakroihinsa adessive chakrallaan chakrallansa chakroillaan chakroillansa ablative chakraltaan chakraltansa chakroiltaan chakroiltansa allative chakralleen chakrallensa chakroilleen chakroillensa essive chakranaan chakranansa chakroinaan chakroinansa translative chakrakseen chakraksensa chakroikseen chakroiksensa abessive chakrattaan chakrattansa chakroittaan chakroittansa instructive — — comitative — chakroineen chakroinensa

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

Declension of chakra

	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

Possessive forms of chakra

ñuqap - first-person singular 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 - second-person singular 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 - third-person singular 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 - first-person inclusive plural 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 - first-person exclusive plural 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 - second-person plural 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 - third-person plural 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

Descendants

• → Spanish: chacra

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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

Further reading

• “chakra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025