mandapa

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See also: maṇḍapa

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डप (maṇḍapa), मण्टप (maṇṭapa, pavilion, mandapa), a non-native word likely from the same source as मठ (maṭha, hut, hermit's cottage). Probably derived via Hindi मंडप (maṇḍap) or another New Indo-Aryan language.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmʌndəpə/
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Noun

mandapa (plural mandapas)

  1. (in south India, architecture) A pillared hall or porch fronting a Hindu temple. It may be attached or detached from the building.
  2. (South Asia) A temporary platform or sacred tent used for a wedding or other religious ceremony.
    • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 44:
      She led the way inside the house to the mandap.
    • 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 284:
      When she takes her place next to Lakshaya at the wedding mandap, both of them smile at each other.