Chakradar
चक्रदारHindiSay it: cha · kra · daar
- aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long
A composition played three times over, landing on sam
RhythmKathak
Meaning
A chakradar ('wheel-like') is a tukda, paran or tihai repeated three times so that its final stroke lands on sam. When the repeated unit is itself a tihai, the closing phrase is heard nine times in all.
Also written: chakkardar, chakradhar, chakradaar, chakkradar