maṇḍala
English
Noun
maṇḍala (plural maṇḍalas)
- Alternative spelling of mandala.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:maṇḍala.
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala, “circle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /man.da.la/
- Rhymes: -la
- Hyphenation: man‧da‧la
Noun
maṇḍala
- circle, orb
- district, territory
- surface
- sacred circle
- religious community abode
- religious community head
- celestial path, celestial orbit
Derived terms
- agramaṇḍala
- aṇḍamaṇḍala
- bhūmimaṇḍala
- deśadigmaṇḍala
- digmaṇḍala
- gṛhamaṇḍala
- hīramaṇḍala
- jagatmaṇḍala
- kurukṣetramaṇḍala
- maṇḍalālekhana
- parimaṇḍala
- prabhāwamaṇḍala
- prajāmaṇḍala
- pṛthiwīmaṇḍala
- rawimaṇḍala
- raṇamaṇḍala
- rājyamaṇḍala
- sabhāmaṇḍala
- sakalamaṇḍala
- samaramaṇḍala
- swargamaṇḍala
- tejomaṇḍala
- trelokyamaṇḍala
- tribhuwanamaṇḍala
- wiwaramaṇḍala
- wādamaṇḍala
- yawadwīpamaṇḍala
- yawamaṇḍala
- ādityamaṇḍala
Descendants
Further reading
- "maṇḍala" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Etymology
From Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala).
Noun
maṇḍala n
- circle
- disc
- round platform
- circus ring
- round flat surface
Declension
Declension table of "maṇḍala" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | maṇḍalaṃ | maṇḍalāni |
| Accusative (second) | maṇḍalaṃ | maṇḍalāni |
| Instrumental (third) | maṇḍalena | maṇḍalehi or maṇḍalebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | maṇḍalassa or maṇḍalāya or maṇḍalatthaṃ | maṇḍalānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | maṇḍalasmā or maṇḍalamhā or maṇḍalā | maṇḍalehi or maṇḍalebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | maṇḍalassa | maṇḍalānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | maṇḍalasmiṃ or maṇḍalamhi or maṇḍale | maṇḍalesu |
| Vocative (calling) | maṇḍala | maṇḍalāni |
Descendants
- → Burmese: မဏ္ဍိုင် (manduing)
- → Khmer: មណ្ឌល (mŭəndŭəl)
- → Shan: မၢၼ်ႇတႅင်ႇ (màan tèng)
- → Thai: มณฑล (mon-ton)
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “maṇḍala”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead