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| จักร jakL / jakL graL |  |
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| 1. | circle; wheel; disk; discus |
| 2. | potter's wheel; mechanical wheel; mechanical gear; [any] machine with a spinning wheel of some kind |
| 3. | chakra, a nexus of metaphysical or biophysical energy |
| 4. | Vishu's spinning disc weapon, the sudarshana chakra |
| 5. | [a certain symbol of sovereignty] |
| 6. | [suffix] |
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| Phonemic Thai | จัก |
| IPA | tɕàk |
| Royal Thai General System | chak |
1.  [noun, poetic] | |||
| definition | circle; wheel; disk; discus | ||
| examples | ดาราจักร  | daaM raaM jakL | galaxy |
| จักรราศี | jakL graL raaM seeR | the zodiac constellation | |
| มหาจักร | maH haaR jakL | sixty-year cycle | |
| ยุทธจักร | yootH thaH jakL | arena; battle circle; war theater | |
| ยุทธจักร | yootH thaH jakL | [figurative usage] inner circle; fraternity | |
| บรรลัยจักร | banM laiM yaH jakL | utterly destroyed | |
| กงจักร | gohngM jakL | gear wheel; discus; disk | |
| ฟันจักร | fanM jakL graL | cog (in a machine) | |
| ธรรมจักร | thamM maH jakL | the Wheel of the Law; the wheel of Dharma | |
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| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | potter's wheel; mechanical wheel; mechanical gear; [any] machine with a spinning wheel of some kind | ||
| examples | เครื่องจักร | khreuuangF jakL | [general] engine |
จักรยาน  | jakL graL yaanM | bicycle; bike | |
| เครื่องจักรกล | khreuuangF jakL gohnM | motor (of an appliance); machinery | |
| ใบจักร | baiM jakL | a ship's propeller, a screw propeller | |
| จักรเย็บ | jakL yepH | sewing machine | |
| รถจักร | rohtH jakL | a locomotive | |
| รถจักรยาน | rohtH jakL graL yaanM | bicycle; bike | |
| 3. [noun] | |||
| definition | chakra, a nexus of metaphysical or biophysical energy | ||
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| examples | มงคลจักร | mohngM khohnM laH jakL | nuptial auspicious thread |
| มหาจักร | maH haaR jakL | pharmacopeia of Thai folk healing | |
| ไตรจักร | dtraiM jakL | the Hindu three worlds (Bhuloka, Antarloka, and Sivaloka) | |
| 4. [noun, poetic] | |||
| definition | Vishu's spinning disc weapon, the sudarshana chakra | ||
| 5. [noun] | |||
| definition | [a certain symbol of sovereignty] | ||
| examples | จักรภพ | jakL graL phohpH | commonwealth of nations |
| พระราชอาณาจักร | phraH raatF chaH aaM naaM jakL | kingdom; domain; territory | |
| ราชอาณาจักร | raatF chaH aaM naaM jakL | kingdom | |
| อาณาจักร | aaM naaM jakL | kingdom; jurisdiction; realm; domain; dominion | |
| อาณาจักร | aaM naaM jakL | Kingdom [in taxonomy - อนุกรมวิธาน] | |
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| definition | [suffix] | ||
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