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gurdwara

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A Sikh place of worship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Punjabi ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ (gurduārā), ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ (gurdavārā).

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ဂုရုဒွါရ (gu.ru.dwara.) — a Sikh place of worship
  • Burmese: ဂုရုဒွာရ (gu.ru.dwara.) — a Sikh place of worship
  • Catalan: gurdwara — a Sikh place of worship
  • Chinese Mandarin: 錫克廟 /锡克庙 (xīkèmiào) — a Sikh place of worship
  • Gujarati: ગુરુદ્વારા (gurudvārā) — a Sikh place of worship
  • Hindi: गुरुद्वारा (gurudvārā) — a Sikh place of worship
  • Malayalam: ഗുരുദ്വാര (gurudvāra) — a Sikh place of worship
  • Dari: گودواره (gūdwāra) — a Sikh place of worship
  • Iranian Persian: گردواره (gordvâre) — a Sikh place of worship
  • Iranian Persian: گودواره (gudvâre) — a Sikh place of worship
  • Polish: gurudwara — a Sikh place of worship
  • Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ (gurduārā) — a Sikh place of worship
  • Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ (gurdavārā) — a Sikh place of worship
  • Punjabi: or ਗੁਰਦ੍ਵਾਰਾ (gurdvārā) — a Sikh place of worship
  • Spanish: gurdwara — a Sikh place of worship
  • Spanish: templo sijista — a Sikh place of worship
  • Tamil: குருத்துவாரம் (kuruttuvāram) — a Sikh place of worship
  • Tamil: குருத்துவார் (kuruttuvār) — a Sikh place of worship