chakram

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Sanskrit चक्रम् (cakram), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos. Doublet of chakra, charkha, chukker, cycle, cyclus, kike, and wheel. ==== Noun ==== chakram (plural chakrams) A disc-like throwing weapon from India. Synonym: chalikar ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Malayalam ചക്രം (cakraṁ, “wheel”), from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra). ==== Noun ==== chakram (plural chakrams) (historical) A former currency of Travancore in present-day India. ===== Alternative forms ===== chuckram, chuckrum, chukram ===== Coordinate terms ===== cash (1/16 chakram), fanam (4 chakrams), rupee (28 chakrams) ===== Translations =====