Meanings
plural mandapas · alternative maṇḍapa · alternative mandap · alternative mandapam · alternative mantapa
- IndiaSoutharchitectureA pillared hall or porch fronting a Hindu temple. It may be attached or detached from the building.
- IndiaSouth AsiaA temporary platform or sacred tent used for a wedding or other religious ceremony.
She led the way inside the house to the mandap.
1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 441 more example
When she takes her place next to Lakshaya at the wedding mandap, both of them smile at each other.
2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 284
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA temporary platform or sacred tent used for a wedding or other religious ceremony.
Origin
- Hindiमंडप
- Sanskritमण्डप
- Englishmandapa
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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