mandala
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala). Doublet of mandal.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mandala (plural mandalas)
- (Hinduism, Buddhism) A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.
- (Hinduism, Buddhism) Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.
- A division or book of the Rigveda (of which there are 10).
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:mandala.
Coordinate terms edit
Translations edit
Hindu design
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mandala
Declension edit
Inflection of mandala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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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 mandalainrare | ||
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. |
Further reading edit
- “mandala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French edit
Noun edit
mandala m (plural mandalas)
Further reading edit
- “mandala”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay mandala, from Classical Malay mandala, from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala, “circle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mandala (plural mandala-mandala, first-person possessive mandalaku, second-person possessive mandalamu, third-person possessive mandalanya)
- (obsolete) territory of religious institutions.
- (obsolete) circle, a territorial division or district.
- Synonyms: bulatan, daerah, lingkungan
- mandala,
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “mandala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mandala m (invariable)
Old High German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin amygdala.
Noun edit
mandala f
Descendants edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mandala f
Declension edit
Declension of mandala
Further reading edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
mandala m (plural mandalas)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
mandala
- second-person singular voseo imperative of mandar combined with la
Further reading edit
- “mandala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014