mandala

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English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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).

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Coordinate terms

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala).

Pronunciation

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

Further reading

French

Noun

mandala m (plural mandalas)

  1. mandala

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: man‧da‧la

Noun

mandala (plural mandala-mandala)

  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

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mandala m (invariable)

  1. mandala

Javanese

Romanization

mandala

  1. Romanization of ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦭ

Old High German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin amygdala.

Noun

mandala f

  1. almond

Descendants

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

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mandala f

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

Declension

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Noun

mandala m (plural mandalas)

  1. mandala

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mandala

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

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