จักร

See also: จักรี

Thai

Alternative forms

  • จักระ
  • จักร์obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá, wheel).

Pronunciation

Orthographicจักร
t͡ɕ ạ k r
Phonemic
จัก
t͡ɕ ạ k
[bound form]
จัก-กฺระ-
t͡ɕ ạ k – k ̥ r a –
RomanizationPaiboonjàkjàk-grà-
Royal Institutechakchak-kra-
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕak̚˨˩/(R)/t͡ɕak̚˨˩.kra˨˩./
Homophonesจัก

Noun

จักร • (jàk)

  1. wheel, circle, disk, discus.
  2. gear.
  3. (Hinduism) chakra
  4. sovereign, realm.
  5. sewing machine (that contains wheels).

Derived terms

Further reading

  • จักร” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.