ចក្រ

Khmer

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ចក្រ (cakra).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ចក្រ
ck̥r
Phonemic ច័ក / ច័-ក្រៈ-
c˘k / c˘-k̥r`-
WT romanisation cak, cakraʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /caʔ/ ~ /ca.kraʔ./

Noun

ចក្រ • (cak)

  1. wheel, circle, cycle
  2. area, territory
  3. law, rule

Old Khmer

Variant forms
Latin cakra‍
Pallava ‍

Alternative forms

  • ចក្ក (cakka), ចក (caka), ចក៑ (cak)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ចក្រ (cakra, “wheel; circle, cycle; province, district”). Compare Old Javanese cakra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cak/

Noun

ចក្រ (cakra)

  1. round, circle, ring.
  2. wheel; discus

Descendants

  • Khmer: ចក្រ (cak)
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