noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌsɝ.kəmˌæm.bjuˈleɪ.ʃən/
rhymes with -eɪʃǝn
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noun
Meaning 1
The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From circum- + ambulation, borrowed from Latin circumambulātiō.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bengali:
পরিক্রমা
(porikroma)
— act of walking around something
Catalan:
circumval·lació
— act of walking around something
Chinese Mandarin:
環繞儀式 /环绕仪式
(huánrào yíshì)
— act of walking around something
Finnish:
ympärikävely
— act of walking around something
Finnish:
kiertäminen
— act of walking around something
French:
circumambulation
— act of walking around something
Hindi:
प्रदक्षिणा
(pradakṣiṇā)
— act of walking around something
Hindi:
परिक्रमा
(parikramā)
— act of walking around something
Italian:
circumambulazione
— act of walking around something
Latin:
circumambulatio
— act of walking around something
Malayalam:
പ്രദക്ഷിണം
(pradakṣiṇaṁ)
— act of walking around something
Polish:
obejście
— act of walking around something
Polish:
okrążenie
— act of walking around something
Sanskrit:
परिक्रमा
(parikramā)
— act of walking around something
Serbo-Croatian:
kruženje
— act of walking around something
Spanish:
circunvalación
— act of walking around something
Telugu:
ప్రదక్షిణము
(pradakṣiṇamu)
— act of walking around something
Urdu:
طواف
(tavāf)
— act of walking around something
