chakram.
A disc-like throwing weapon from India.
Meaning & usage
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.
A former currency of Travancore in present-day India.
Where this word comes from
] From Malayalam ചക്രം (cakraṁ, “wheel”), from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra).
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