mandara

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proper noun

The sacred mountain used as a churning rod in Samudra Manthana.

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WandalaWandala languageMandara language
OriginSanskrit मन्दार →
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Meanings

mandara1

nounmandara (plural mandaras)

plural mandaras

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mandarah.

Mandara2

proper noun

alternative Mandar

  1. HinduismThe sacred mountain used as a churning rod in Samudra Manthana.
  2. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Chadic language spoken in the Mandara mountains in Cameroon; has only two vowels

Similar
WandalaWandala languageMandara language
Broader
Biu-Mandara
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mandar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Sanskritमन्दार
  2. EnglishMandara

Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्दार (mandāra).

More words from Sanskrit

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Translations

Hindi मंदार, मंदार
  • मंदार (mandār)a sacred mountain in Hinduism
  • मंदार (mandār)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

RamadanNarmadaMarandamardana
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Chicago

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