chakra

[chuhk-ruh] /ˈtʃʌk rə/
noun, Yoga.
1.
cakra.
Examples from the web for chakra
  • Instead, it is more appropriately called our heart center or heart chakra.
  • The chakras are connected by placing the hands above the body over each chakra, starting at the feet and progressing to the head.
British Dictionary definitions for chakra

chakra

/ˈtʃækrə; ˈtʃʌkrə/
noun
1.
(in yoga) any of the seven major energy centres in the body
Word Origin
C19: from Sanskrit cakra wheel, circle
Word Origin and History for chakra
n.

1888 in yoga sense, from Sanskrit cakra "circle, wheel," from PIE root *kwel- "wheel" (see cycle (n.)).