toran
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit तोरण (toraṇa, “arched portal”).
Noun
[edit]toran (plural torans)
- (architecture) A gateway consisting of two upright pillars carrying one to three transverse lintels, often minutely carved with symbolic sculpture, and serving as a monumental approach to a Buddhist temple.
Translations
[edit]gateway
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Anagrams
[edit]Azerbaijani
[edit]| Cyrillic | торан | |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | توْران | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]toran (definite accusative toranı, plural toranlar)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | toran | toranlar |
| definite accusative | toranı | toranları |
| dative | torana | toranlara |
| locative | toranda | toranlarda |
| ablative | torandan | toranlardan |
| definite genitive | toranın | toranların |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “toran”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language][1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 4, Baku: Şərq-Qərb
Finnish
[edit]Noun
[edit]toran
Anagrams
[edit]Galician
[edit]Verb
[edit]toran
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]toran
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