စကြာ

Burmese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: စက်ကြာ

IPA^(key): /sɛʔt͡ɕà/

Romanization: MLCTS: ca.kra • ALA-LC: cakrā • BGN/PCGN: setkya • Okell: seʔca

Noun

စကြာ • (ca.kra)

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

References

“စကြာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

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