cakka

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• चक्क (Devanagari script)
• চক্ক (Bengali script)
• චක‍්ක (Sinhalese script)
• စက္က or ၸၵ္ၵ or ၸၵ်ၵ (Burmese script)
• จกฺก or จักกะ (Thai script)
• ᨧᨠ᩠ᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ຈກ຺ກ or ຈັກກະ (Lao script)
• ចក្ក (Khmer script)
• 𑄌𑄇𑄴𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cakka).

Noun

cakka n

1. wheel
2. circle

   Synonym: maṇḍala

3. disc

   Synonym: maṇḍala

4. cycle
5. command

Declension

Declension table of "cakka" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	cakkaṃ	cakkāni
Accusative (second)	cakkaṃ	cakkāni
Instrumental (third)	cakkena	cakkehi or cakkebhi
Dative (fourth)	cakkassa or cakkāya or cakkatthaṃ	cakkānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	cakkasmā or cakkamhā or cakkā	cakkehi or cakkebhi
Genitive (sixth)	cakkassa	cakkānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	cakkasmiṃ or cakkamhi or cakke	cakkesu
Vocative (calling)	cakka	cakkāni

Descendants

• → Burmese: စက် (cak)
  • → Shan: ၸၢၵ်ႈ (tsāak)
  • → Jingpho: jak
  • → S'gaw Karen: စဲး (seḧ)
  • → Western Kayah: ꤡꤢꤧ (cae)
  • → Zaiwa: svdiq
• → Lao: ຈັກ (chak), ຈັກກະ (chak ka)

Further reading

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