cakram

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit चक्रम् (cakram), the singular declension of Sanskrit चक्र (cakra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćakrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos. Doublet of cakra and siklus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃak.ram/
• Hyphenation: cak‧ram

Noun

cakram

1. a discus.
2. (sports) discus throw.

Synonyms

• cakra

Further reading

• “cakram” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.