चक्रवर्ती

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्रवर्ती (cakravartī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃək.ɾə.ʋəɾ.t̪iː/, [t͡ʃɐk.ɾɐ.ʋɐɾ.t̪iː]

Noun

चक्रवर्ती • (cakravartī) m (Urdu spelling چکرورتی)

  1. (historical, Hinduism, Buddhism) chakravartin, wheel-turner (in reference to the dharmachakra), world-ruler, upholder of dharma, a title taken by Indian emperors

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Pronunciation

Noun

चक्रवर्ती • (cakravartī) stem, m

  1. nominative singular of चक्रवर्तिन् (cakravartin)
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