mandala

See also: maṇḍala

English

Alternative forms

• maṇḍala

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌn.də.lə/

Noun

mandala (plural mandalas)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.
2. (Hinduism, Buddhism) Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.
3. A division or book of the Rigveda (of which there are 10).

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:mandala.

Coordinate terms

• magic circle

Translations

Hindu design

• Catalan: mandala (ca) m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 曼荼羅／曼荼罗 (zh) (màntúluó), 曼荼罗 (zh) (màntúluó)

• Finnish: mandala
• French: mandala (fr) m
• Japanese: 曼荼羅 (まんだら, mandara), 曼拏羅, 曼陀羅
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Malay: mandala
• Mongolian: мандал (mn) (mandal)
• Portuguese: mandala (pt) f
• Russian: манда́ла (ru) f (mandála)
• Spanish: mandala m
• Tibetan: དཀྱིལ་འཁོར (dkyil 'khor)

division of Rigveda

• Finnish: mandala
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: mandala (fr) m

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Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑndɑlɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ndɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑndɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): man‧da‧la

Noun

mandala

1. mandala

Declension

Inflection of mandala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		mandala	mandalat
genitive		mandalan	mandaloiden mandaloitten
partitive		mandalaa	mandaloita
illative		mandalaan	mandaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mandala	mandalat
accusative	nom.	mandala	mandalat
	gen.	mandalan
genitive		mandalan	mandaloiden mandaloitten mandalain rare
partitive		mandalaa	mandaloita
inessive		mandalassa	mandaloissa
elative		mandalasta	mandaloista
illative		mandalaan	mandaloihin
adessive		mandalalla	mandaloilla
ablative		mandalalta	mandaloilta
allative		mandalalle	mandaloille
essive		mandalana	mandaloina
translative		mandalaksi	mandaloiksi
abessive		mandalatta	mandaloitta
instructive		—	mandaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mandala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mandalani mandalani accusative nom. mandalani mandalani gen. mandalani genitive mandalani mandaloideni mandaloitteni mandalaini rare partitive mandalaani mandaloitani inessive mandalassani mandaloissani elative mandalastani mandaloistani illative mandalaani mandaloihini adessive mandalallani mandaloillani ablative mandalaltani mandaloiltani allative mandalalleni mandaloilleni essive mandalanani mandaloinani translative mandalakseni mandaloikseni abessive mandalattani mandaloittani instructive — — comitative — mandaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mandalasi mandalasi accusative nom. mandalasi mandalasi gen. mandalasi genitive mandalasi mandaloidesi mandaloittesi mandalaisi rare partitive mandalaasi mandaloitasi inessive mandalassasi mandaloissasi elative mandalastasi mandaloistasi illative mandalaasi mandaloihisi adessive mandalallasi mandaloillasi ablative mandalaltasi mandaloiltasi allative mandalallesi mandaloillesi essive mandalanasi mandaloinasi translative mandalaksesi mandaloiksesi abessive mandalattasi mandaloittasi instructive — — comitative — mandaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mandalamme mandalamme accusative nom. mandalamme mandalamme gen. mandalamme genitive mandalamme mandaloidemme mandaloittemme mandalaimme rare partitive mandalaamme mandaloitamme inessive mandalassamme mandaloissamme elative mandalastamme mandaloistamme illative mandalaamme mandaloihimme adessive mandalallamme mandaloillamme ablative mandalaltamme mandaloiltamme allative mandalallemme mandaloillemme essive mandalanamme mandaloinamme translative mandalaksemme mandaloiksemme abessive mandalattamme mandaloittamme instructive — — comitative — mandaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mandalanne mandalanne accusative nom. mandalanne mandalanne gen. mandalanne genitive mandalanne mandaloidenne mandaloittenne mandalainne rare partitive mandalaanne mandaloitanne inessive mandalassanne mandaloissanne elative mandalastanne mandaloistanne illative mandalaanne mandaloihinne adessive mandalallanne mandaloillanne ablative mandalaltanne mandaloiltanne allative mandalallenne mandaloillenne essive mandalananne mandaloinanne translative mandalaksenne mandaloiksenne abessive mandalattanne mandaloittanne instructive — — comitative — mandaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mandalansa mandalansa accusative nom. mandalansa mandalansa gen. mandalansa genitive mandalansa mandaloidensa mandaloittensa mandalainsa rare partitive mandalaansa mandaloitaan mandaloitansa inessive mandalassaan mandalassansa mandaloissaan mandaloissansa elative mandalastaan mandalastansa mandaloistaan mandaloistansa illative mandalaansa mandaloihinsa adessive mandalallaan mandalallansa mandaloillaan mandaloillansa ablative mandalaltaan mandalaltansa mandaloiltaan mandaloiltansa allative mandalalleen mandalallensa mandaloilleen mandaloillensa essive mandalanaan mandalanansa mandaloinaan mandaloinansa translative mandalakseen mandalaksensa mandaloikseen mandaloiksensa abessive mandalattaan mandalattansa mandaloittaan mandaloittansa instructive — — comitative — mandaloineen mandaloinensa

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Old High German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin amygdala.

Noun

mandala f

1. almond

Descendants

• German: Mandel
• Yiddish: מאַנדל (mandl)

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Spanish

Noun

mandala m (plural mandalas)

1. mandala