mandala

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala). Doublet of mandal.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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).

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Translations

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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mandala

  1. mandala

Declension

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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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French

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Noun

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mandala m (plural mandalas)

  1. mandala

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay mandala, from Classical Malay mandala, from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala, circle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [manˈdala]
  • Hyphenation: man‧da‧la

Noun

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mandala (plural mandala-mandala, first-person possessive mandalaku, second-person possessive mandalamu, third-person possessive mandalanya)

  1. (obsolete) territory of religious institutions.
  2. (obsolete) circle, a territorial division or district.
    Synonyms: bulatan, daerah, lingkungan
  3. mandala,
    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.

Derived terms

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈman.da.la/
  • Rhymes: -andala
  • Hyphenation: màn‧da‧la

Noun

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mandala m (invariable)

  1. mandala

Javanese

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Romanization

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mandala

  1. Romanization of ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦭ

Old High German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin amygdala.

Noun

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mandala f

  1. almond

Descendants

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  • German: Mandel
    • Faroese: mandla
    • Icelandic: mandla
    • Kashubian: mandla
    • Romansch: mandel
    • Swedish: mandel
  • Yiddish: מאַנדל (mandl)

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /manˈda.la/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: man‧da‧la

Noun

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mandala f

  1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) mandala (Hindu design)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • mandala in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mandala in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /manˈdala/ [mãn̪ˈd̪a.la]
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: man‧da‧la

Etymology 1

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Noun

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mandala m (plural mandalas)

  1. mandala

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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mandala

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of mandar combined with la

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