maṇḍala

== English == === Noun === maṇḍala (plural maṇḍalas) Alternative spelling of mandala. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:maṇḍala. == Old Javanese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala, “circle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /man.da.la/ Rhymes: -la Hyphenation: man‧da‧la === Noun === maṇḍala circle, orb district, territory surface sacred circle religious community abode religious community head celestial path, celestial orbit ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Javanese: ꦩꦤ꧀ꦝꦭ (mandhala), ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦭ (mandala) → Balinese: ᬫᬡ᭄ᬟᬮ (mandala) === Further reading === "maṇḍala" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982. == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === From Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala). === Noun === maṇḍala n circle disc round platform circus ring round flat surface ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Burmese: မဏ္ဍိုင် (manduing) → Khmer: មណ្ឌល (mŭəndŭəl) → Shan: မၢၼ်ႇတႅင်ႇ (màan tèng) → Thai: มณฑล (mon-ton) === Further reading === Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “maṇḍala”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead