chakram

English

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit चक्रम् (cakram), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos. Doublet of chakra, charkha, chukker, cycle, cyclus, and wheel.

Noun

chakram (plural chakrams)

1. A disc-like throwing weapon from India.

   Synonym: chalikar

Translations

a throwing disc weapon

• Hindi: चक्र (hi) m (cakra), चक्रम् m (cakram)
• Japanese: チャクラム (chakuramu)
• Marathi: चक्र m (cakra)
• Russian: ча́кра (ru) f (čákra)

Etymology 2

1939 Travancore 1-chakram coin, labelled "one chuckram" and "1114" in the Kollam era Malayalam calendar

From Malayalam ചക്രം (cakraṁ, “wheel”), from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra).

Noun

chakram (plural chakrams)

1. (historical) A former currency of Travancore in present-day India.

Alternative forms

• chuckram, chuckrum, chukram

Coordinate terms

• cash (1/16 chakram), fanam (4 chakrams), rupee (28 chakrams)

Translations

Translations

• Malayalam: ചക്രം (ml) (cakraṁ)