စကြာ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra). Doublet of စက် (cak).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: စက်ကြာ
• IPA^(key): /sɛʔt͡ɕà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ca.kra • ALA-LC: cakrā • BGN/PCGN: setkya • Okell: seʔca

Noun

စကြာ • (ca.kra)

1. (geometry) circle
2. chariot
3. powerful weapon
4. Gautama Buddha's sole on which appear 108 sacred symbols; (b) foot of an august personage distinguished by some unusual mark or symbol
5. the law (as rendered by the Buddha); the Wheel of Law
6. toy windmill; pinwheel

   Synonyms: စကြာရဟတ် (ca.krara.hat), လေရဟတ် (lera.hat)

7. swastika

References

• “စကြာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.