cakkavāḷa

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From or cognate with Sanskrit चक्रवाड (cakravāḍa), formed from चक्र (cakra, circle, wheel) + वल (vala, ring), found in वलय (valaya, ring, armlet).[1]

Noun

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cakkavāḷa n or m

  1. circle
  2. sphere
  3. (buddhist) world, solar-system, universe.

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Descendants

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References

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Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “cakkavāḷa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1140-1144”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1140-1144