ચકવે

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀯𑀇 (cakkavaï), from Sanskrit *चक्रपति (cakrapati).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃək.ʋɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: ચક‧વે

Adverb

ચકવે • (cakve)

1. as monarch, sovereign, ruler
   • 2014, Malhar Bhikaji Belsare, ગુજરાતી-અંગ્રેજી ડિકશનરી:

     તેણે એક ચકવે રાજ્ય ચલાવ્યું

     teṇe ek cakve rājya calāvyũ

     He ruled over a whole circle of kings.

Further reading

• “ચકવે”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*cakrapati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press