चक्रवर्ती

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्रवर्तिन् (cakravartin).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

चक्रवर्ती • (cakravartī) m (Urdu spelling چکرورتی‎)

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

Declension

Declension of चक्रवर्ती (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चक्रवर्ती cakravartī	चक्रवर्ती cakravartī
oblique	चक्रवर्ती cakravartī	चक्रवर्तियों cakravartiyõ
vocative	चक्रवर्ती cakravartī	चक्रवर्तियो cakravartiyo

Synonyms

महाराज (mahārāj, “emperor”)

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