chakram

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit चक्रम् (cakrám), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćakrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos. Doublet of wheel.

Noun

chakram (plural chakrams)

1. A disc-like throwing weapon originally from India.
2. (historical) An old Indian coin.

Synonyms

• (weapon): chalikar

Translations

a throwing disc weapon

• Japanese: チャクラム (chakuramu)
• Marathi: चक्र m (cakra)
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• Russian: ча́кра (ru) f (čákra)

See also

• chakra