# 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, and wheel.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈtʃæ.kɹə/, /ˈtʃʌ.kɹə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɑː.kɹə/, /ˈt͡ʃæ.kɹə/, /ˈt͡ʃʌ.kɹə/
* Rhymes: -ækɹə, (US) -ɑːkɹə

### Noun

chakra (plural chakras)
* (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.
* 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
### 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: /ˈtʃɑkrɑ/, [ˈt̪ʃɑ̝krɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑkrɑ

### Noun

chakra
* (Hinduism) chakra

#### Declension

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)
* chakra

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, circle, point”).

### Noun

chakra n (definite singular chakraet, indefinite plural chakra, definite plural chakraa)
* chakra

## Portuguese
### Noun

chakra m (plural chakras)
* Alternative spelling of chacra.

## Quechua
### Noun

chakra
* farmland

#### Descendants

* → Spanish: chacra

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, circle, point”). Doublet of ciclo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʃakɾa/ [ˈt͡ʃa.kɾa]
* Rhymes: -akɾa
* Syllabification: cha‧kra
* Homophone: chacra

### Noun

chakra m (uncountable)
* (Hinduism, Ayurveda) chakra

### Further reading

* “chakra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10