name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
mandala
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/ˈmʌn.də.lə/
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noun
Meaning 2
A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hinduism
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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noun
Meaning 3
Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.
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Usage: Hinduism
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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noun
Meaning 4
A division or book of the Rigveda (of which there are ten).
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noun
Meaning 5
any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: design, pattern, figure
History
Etymology
Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Mandalà, a surname predominantly found in Sicily. * Borrowed from Telugu మండల (maṇḍala), a surname predominantly found in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala). Doublet of mandal.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: mandala — Hindu design
- Chinese Mandarin: 曼荼羅 /曼荼罗 (màntúluó) — Hindu design
- Finnish: mandala — Hindu design
- French: mandala — Hindu design
- German: Mandala — Hindu design
- Hungarian: mandala — Hindu design
- Italian: mandala — Hindu design
- Japanese: 曼荼羅 (mandara) — Hindu design
- Japanese: 曼拏羅 — Hindu design
- Japanese: 曼陀羅 — Hindu design
- Malay: mandala — Hindu design
- Mongolian: мандал (mandal) — Hindu design
- Polish: mandala f. — Hindu design
- Portuguese: mandala — Hindu design
- Russian: манда́ла (mandála) — Hindu design
- Spanish: mandala — Hindu design
- Tibetan: དཀྱིལ་འཁོར (dkyil 'khor) — Hindu design
- Finnish: mandala — division of Rigveda
- French: mandala — division of Rigveda
- Polish: mandala — division of Rigveda