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chedi

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

An ancient Indian kingdom whose capital city was Suktimati.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चेदि (cedi).

From Thai เจดีย์ (jee-dii), from Pali cetiya (Devanagari spelling: चेतिय (cetiya)), from Sanskrit चैत्य (caitya, “hall, temple, or place of worship”).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: စေတီ (ceti) — a Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa
  • Chinese Mandarin: 窣堵坡 (sūdǔpō) — a Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa
  • Khmer: ចេតិយ (caetdəy) — a Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa
  • Lao: ເຈດີ (chē dī) — a Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa
  • : ᦵᦈᦤᦲ (ṫsedii) — a Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa
  • Russian: че́ди (čédi) — a Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa
  • Thai: เจดีย์ (jee-dii) — a Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa
  • Tibetan: མཆོད་རྟེན (mchod rten) — a Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa
  • Vietnamese: phù đồ — a Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa
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