chakra

CEFRC1

/ˈtʃæ.kɹə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A supposed energy center in the body in some beliefs.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Synonym of hackery.

Examples

  • Want to come over and destroy my root chakra?

  • What is the first chakra called?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • You destroyed your root chakra.

  • ...bahlis, chakras, bullock-carts, dolis, tattus, palkis, miyanas, kharkharinas, bajras and chaupalas, were the common vehicles.

  • In the etheric body of a yogini in meditation, the polarity is, therefore, not between the brain and the genitals, the second and sixth chakras, but between the inner sexuality of the womb and the heart.

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Origin

noun

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.