Meanings
nounprayer wheel (plural prayer wheels)
plural prayer wheels
- BuddhismA rotating cylinder either inscribed with or containing prayers, mainly used by Tibetan Buddhists.
Synonyms: mani wheel, prayer mill, praying machine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rotating cylinder either inscribed with or containing prayers, mainly used by Tibetan Buddhists.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 轉經筒 /转经筒
- 轉經筒 /转经筒 (zhuǎnjīngtǒng)rotating cylinder containing prayers
Danish bedemølle
- bedemøllerotating cylinder containing prayers
Finnish rukousmylly
- rukousmyllyrotating cylinder containing prayers
French roue de prière
- roue de prièrerotating cylinder containing prayers
German Gebetsmühle
- Gebetsmühlerotating cylinder containing prayers
Hungarian imamalom, imakerék
- imamalomrotating cylinder containing prayers
- imakerékrotating cylinder containing prayers
Japanese マニ車
- マニ車 (maniguruma)rotating cylinder containing prayers
Portuguese roda de oração
- roda de oraçãorotating cylinder containing prayers
Russian моли́твенное колесо́
- моли́твенное колесо́ (molítvennoje kolesó)rotating cylinder containing prayers
Spanish rueda de plegaria
- rueda de plegariarotating cylinder containing prayers
Swedish bönekvarn
- bönekvarnrotating cylinder containing prayers
Urdu آلات عبادت
- آلات عبادت (ālāt ibādat)rotating cylinder containing prayers
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APA
prayer wheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prayer%20wheel
MLA
“prayer wheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prayer%20wheel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prayer wheel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prayer%20wheel.
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