Etymology

chedi

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Today it means: A Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa. Full definition →

Thai เจดีย์ ← Pali cetiya ← Sanskrit चैत्य
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chedi · noun1

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromचैत्य“hall, temple, or place of worship”
  2. Pali · derived fromcetiya
  3. Thai · borrowed fromเจดีย์
  4. English todaychedi

From Thai เจดีย์ (jee-dii), from Pali cetiya (Devanagari spelling: चेतिय (cetiya)), from Sanskrit चैत्य (caitya, “hall, temple, or place of worship”).

Chedi · proper noun2

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromचेदि
  2. English todayChedi

Borrowed from Sanskrit चेदि (cedi).

Words from the same roots

Sanskritचैत्य all →

chaitya

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