चक्रधर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्रधर (cakradhara). By surface analysis, चक्र (cakra) +‎ धर (dhar).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃək.ɾə.d̪ʱəɾ/, [t͡ʃɐk.ɾɐ.d̪ʱɐɾ]

Noun

चक्रधर • (cakradharm

  1. holder or wielder of discus
  2. emperor, sovereign

Declension

Declension of चक्रधर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चक्रधर
cakradhar
चक्रधर
cakradhar
oblique चक्रधर
cakradhar
चक्रधरों
cakradharõ
vocative चक्रधर
cakradhar
चक्रधरो
cakradharo

Proper noun

चक्रधर • (cakradharm

  1. (Hinduism) an epithet of Lord Vishnu or Lord Krishna
  2. a male given name, Chakradhar, from Sanskrit

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

चक्र (cakra) +‎ धर (dhara)

Noun

चक्रधर • (cakradhara) stemm

  1. bearing a wheel, wheel-bearer
  2. a name of Vishnu, who is represented as holding a discus in one hand