Phrase guide

prayer wheel

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A rotating cylinder either inscribed with or containing prayers, mainly used by Tibetan Buddhists.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mani wheel, prayer mill, praying machine

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: prayer, petition, orison

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 轉經筒 /转经筒 (zhuǎnjīngtǒng) — rotating cylinder containing prayers
  • Danish: bedemølle — rotating cylinder containing prayers
  • Finnish: rukousmylly — rotating cylinder containing prayers
  • French: roue de prière — rotating cylinder containing prayers
  • German: Gebetsmühle — rotating cylinder containing prayers
  • Hungarian: imamalom — rotating cylinder containing prayers
  • Hungarian: imakerék — rotating cylinder containing prayers
  • Japanese: マニ車 (maniguruma) — rotating cylinder containing prayers
  • Mongolian: мөргөлийн хүрд (mörgöliin xürd) — rotating cylinder containing prayers
  • Mongolian: хүрд (xürd) — rotating cylinder containing prayers
  • Portuguese: roda de oração — rotating cylinder containing prayers
  • Russian: моли́твенное колесо́ (molítvennoje kolesó) — rotating cylinder containing prayers
  • Spanish: rueda de plegaria — rotating cylinder containing prayers
  • Swedish: bönekvarn — rotating cylinder containing prayers
  • Tibetan: མ་ནི་ཆོས་འཁོར (ma ni chos 'khor) — rotating cylinder containing prayers
  • Urdu: آلات عبادت (ālāt ibādat) — rotating cylinder containing prayers