cakrawati

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cakerawati, from Pali cakkavatti, from Sanskrit चक्रवत् (cakravat, “oilman, emperor, name of Viṣṇu”), चक्रवर्तिन् (cakravartin, “world-ruler”, literally “wheel-turner”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃakraˈwati/ [t͡ʃa.kraˈwa.t̪i]
• Rhymes: -ati
• Syllabification: ca‧kra‧wa‧ti

Noun

cakrawati (plural cakrawati-cakrawati) (archaic, obsolete)

1. Synonym of pemerintahan (“government”)
2. Synonym of kepala negara (“head of state”)

Further reading

• Chakravarti on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “cakrawati” 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.