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chakram.

A disc-like throwing weapon from India.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A disc-like throwing weapon from India.

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

noun
  1. A former currency of Travancore in present-day India.

    historical
Where this word comes from

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

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