mandapa
See also: maṇḍapa
English
Alternative forms
- mandap
- mandapam
- mantapa
Etymology
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 derived via Hindi मंडप (maṇḍap) or another New Indo-Aryan language.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmʌndəpə/
Noun
mandapa (plural mandapas)
- (in south India, architecture) A pillared hall or porch fronting a Hindu temple. It may be attached or detached from the building.
- (South Asia) A temporary platform or sacred tent used for a wedding or other religious ceremony.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 44:
- She led the way inside the house to the mandap.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 44: