စကြာ

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Burmese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra). Doublet of စက် (cak).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Phonetic respelling: စက်ကြာ
  • IPA(key): /sɛʔt͡ɕà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ca.kra • ALA-LC: cakrā • BGN/PCGN: setkya • Okell: seʔca

Noun[edit]

စကြာ (ca.kra)

  1. (geometry) circle
  2. chariot
  3. powerful weapon
  4. Gautama Buddha's sole on which appear 108 sacred symbols; (b) foot of an august personage distinguished by some unusual mark or symbol
  5. the law (as rendered by the Buddha); the Wheel of Law
  6. toy windmill; pinwheel
  7. swastika

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