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chakravartin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌt͡ʃʌkɹəˈvɑɹtɪn/
  • /ˌt͡ʃɑk-/
  • /-tən/

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noun

Meaning 1

An ideal universal ruler, who rules ethically and benevolently over the entire world.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India

Topics: lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sarvabhauma

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्रवर्तिन् (cakravartin).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: စကြာမင်း (ca.kramang:) — ruler
  • Burmese: စကြဝတေးမင်း (ca.kra.wa.te:mang:) — ruler
  • Chinese Mandarin: 轉輪王 /转轮王 — ruler
  • Chinese Mandarin: 轉輪聖王 /转轮圣王 — ruler
  • Khmer: ស្ដេចចក្រពត្តិ (sdéchchâkrâpôttĕ) — ruler
  • Korean: 전륜성왕 (Jeonryunseongwang) — ruler
  • Pali: cakkavatti (cakravartin) — ruler
  • Sanskrit: चक्रवर्तिन् (cakravartin) — ruler
  • Thai: จักรพรรดิ (jàk-grà-pát) — ruler
  • Vietnamese: Chuyển Luân Vương — ruler
  • Vietnamese: Chuyển Luân Thánh Vương — ruler