chedi

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noun

A Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa.

OriginThai เจดีย์ ← Pali cetiya ← Sanskrit चैत्य →
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Meanings

chedi1

nounchedi (plural chedis)

plural chedis

  1. A Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa.

Chedi2

proper noun

alternative Cedi

  1. historicalAn ancient Indian kingdom whose capital city was Suktimati.

Origin

chedi · noun

  1. Sanskritचैत्य“hall, temple, or place of worship”
  2. Palicetiya
  3. Thaiเจดีย์
  4. Englishchedi

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

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Chedi · proper noun

  1. Sanskritचेदि
  2. EnglishChedi

Borrowed from Sanskrit चेदि (cedi).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 窣堵坡
  • 窣堵坡 (sūdǔpō)a Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa
Russian че́ди
  • че́ди (čédi)a Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa
Thai เจดีย์
  • เจดีย์ (jee-dii)a Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa
Vietnamese phù đồ
  • phù đồa Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chide
Cite this entry
APA

chedi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chedi

MLA

“chedi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chedi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chedi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chedi.

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