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chakra.

Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtʃæ.kɹə/UK/ˈtʃʌ.kɹə/UK/ˈt͡ʃɑː.kɹə/US/ˈt͡ʃæ.kɹə/US
  1. Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.

    Hinduism
  2. Synonym of hackery.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćakrám Sanskrit चक्र (cakra)lbor. Hindi चक्र (cakra)bor. ▲ Sanskrit चक्र (cakra)bor. English chakra From Hindi चक्र (cakra) and directly from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, disc, cycle”). As a synonym for hackery, either a correction or hypercorrection of that term based on one of its proposed etymologies. Doublet of chakram, charkha, chukker, cycle, cyclus, kike, and wheel.

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