CHAKRA

Meaning

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

Etymology

Origin: Sanskrit

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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NYT Puzzle Appearances

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