Etymology

mandapa

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Today it means: A pillared hall or porch fronting a Hindu temple. It may be attached or detached from the building. Full definition →

Sanskrit मण्डप ← Hindi मंडप
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  1. Hindi · borrowed fromमंडप
  2. Sanskrit · borrowed fromमण्डप
  3. English todaymandapa

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 also borrowed from Hindi मंडप (maṇḍap) or another New Indo-Aryan language.

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