mandala

See also: Mandala and maṇḍala

English

Alternative forms

• maṇḍala

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala). Doublet of mandal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌn.də.lə/

Noun

mandala (plural mandalas)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.
2. (Hinduism, Buddhism) Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.
3. A division or book of the Rigveda (of which there are 10).

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:mandala.

Coordinate terms

• magic circle

Translations

Hindu design

• Catalan: mandala (ca) m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 曼荼羅／曼荼罗 (zh) (màntúluó)

• Finnish: mandala
• French: mandala (fr) m
• German: Mandala (de) n
• Hungarian: mandala (hu)
• Italian: mandala m
• Japanese: 曼荼羅 (まんだら, mandara), 曼拏羅, 曼陀羅
• Malay: mandala
• Mongolian: мандал (mn) (mandal)
• Polish: mandala (pl) f.
• Portuguese: mandala (pt) f
• Russian: манда́ла (ru) f (mandála)
• Spanish: mandala m
• Tibetan: དཀྱིལ་འཁོར (dkyil 'khor)

division of Rigveda

• Finnish: mandala
• French: mandala (fr) m

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑndɑlɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ndɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑndɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): man‧da‧la

Noun

mandala

1. mandala

Declension

Inflection of mandala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		mandala	mandalat
genitive		mandalan	mandaloiden mandaloitten
partitive		mandalaa	mandaloita
illative		mandalaan	mandaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mandala	mandalat
accusative	nom.	mandala	mandalat
	gen.	mandalan
genitive		mandalan	mandaloiden mandaloitten mandalainrare
partitive		mandalaa	mandaloita
inessive		mandalassa	mandaloissa
elative		mandalasta	mandaloista
illative		mandalaan	mandaloihin
adessive		mandalalla	mandaloilla
ablative		mandalalta	mandaloilta
allative		mandalalle	mandaloille
essive		mandalana	mandaloina
translative		mandalaksi	mandaloiksi
abessive		mandalatta	mandaloitta
instructive		—	mandaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mandala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mandalani mandalani accusative nom. mandalani mandalani gen. mandalani genitive mandalani mandaloideni mandaloitteni mandalainirare partitive mandalaani mandaloitani inessive mandalassani mandaloissani elative mandalastani mandaloistani illative mandalaani mandaloihini adessive mandalallani mandaloillani ablative mandalaltani mandaloiltani allative mandalalleni mandaloilleni essive mandalanani mandaloinani translative mandalakseni mandaloikseni abessive mandalattani mandaloittani instructive — — comitative — mandaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mandalasi mandalasi accusative nom. mandalasi mandalasi gen. mandalasi genitive mandalasi mandaloidesi mandaloittesi mandalaisirare partitive mandalaasi mandaloitasi inessive mandalassasi mandaloissasi elative mandalastasi mandaloistasi illative mandalaasi mandaloihisi adessive mandalallasi mandaloillasi ablative mandalaltasi mandaloiltasi allative mandalallesi mandaloillesi essive mandalanasi mandaloinasi translative mandalaksesi mandaloiksesi abessive mandalattasi mandaloittasi instructive — — comitative — mandaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mandalamme mandalamme accusative nom. mandalamme mandalamme gen. mandalamme genitive mandalamme mandaloidemme mandaloittemme mandalaimmerare partitive mandalaamme mandaloitamme inessive mandalassamme mandaloissamme elative mandalastamme mandaloistamme illative mandalaamme mandaloihimme adessive mandalallamme mandaloillamme ablative mandalaltamme mandaloiltamme allative mandalallemme mandaloillemme essive mandalanamme mandaloinamme translative mandalaksemme mandaloiksemme abessive mandalattamme mandaloittamme instructive — — comitative — mandaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mandalanne mandalanne accusative nom. mandalanne mandalanne gen. mandalanne genitive mandalanne mandaloidenne mandaloittenne mandalainnerare partitive mandalaanne mandaloitanne inessive mandalassanne mandaloissanne elative mandalastanne mandaloistanne illative mandalaanne mandaloihinne adessive mandalallanne mandaloillanne ablative mandalaltanne mandaloiltanne allative mandalallenne mandaloillenne essive mandalananne mandaloinanne translative mandalaksenne mandaloiksenne abessive mandalattanne mandaloittanne instructive — — comitative — mandaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mandalansa mandalansa accusative nom. mandalansa mandalansa gen. mandalansa genitive mandalansa mandaloidensa mandaloittensa mandalainsarare partitive mandalaansa mandaloitaan mandaloitansa inessive mandalassaan mandalassansa mandaloissaan mandaloissansa elative mandalastaan mandalastansa mandaloistaan mandaloistansa illative mandalaansa mandaloihinsa adessive mandalallaan mandalallansa mandaloillaan mandaloillansa ablative mandalaltaan mandalaltansa mandaloiltaan mandaloiltansa allative mandalalleen mandalallensa mandaloilleen mandaloillensa essive mandalanaan mandalanansa mandaloinaan mandaloinansa translative mandalakseen mandalaksensa mandaloikseen mandaloiksensa abessive mandalattaan mandalattansa mandaloittaan mandaloittansa instructive — — comitative — mandaloineen mandaloinensa

Further reading

• “mandala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Noun

mandala m (plural mandalas)

1. mandala

Further reading

• “mandala”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mandala, from Classical Malay mandala, from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala, “circle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [manˈdala]
• Hyphenation: man‧da‧la

Noun

mandala (plural mandala-mandala, first-person possessive mandalaku, second-person possessive mandalamu, third-person possessive mandalanya)

1. (obsolete) territory of religious institutions.
2. (obsolete) circle, a territorial division or district.

   Synonyms: bulatan, daerah, lingkungan

3. mandala,
   1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.
   2. (Hinduism, Buddhism) Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.

Derived terms

• mandala wisata
• mandala yuda
• wiyata mandala

 

Further reading

• “mandala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈman.da.la/
• Rhymes: -andala
• Hyphenation: màn‧da‧la

Noun

mandala m (invariable)

1. mandala

Old High German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin amygdala.

Noun

mandala f

1. almond

Descendants

• German: Mandel
  • → Faroese: mandla
  • → Icelandic: mandla
  • → Romansch: mandel
  • → Swedish: mandel
• Yiddish: מאַנדל (mandl)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈda.la/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: man‧da‧la

Noun

mandala f

1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) mandala (Hindu design)

Declension

Declension of mandala

	singular	plural
nominative	mandala	mandale
genitive	mandali	mandal
dative	mandali	mandalom
accusative	mandalę	mandale
instrumental	mandalą	mandalami
locative	mandali	mandalach
vocative	mandalo	mandale

Further reading

• mandala in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• mandala in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈdala/ [mãn̪ˈd̪a.la]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: man‧da‧la

Etymology 1

Noun

mandala m (plural mandalas)

1. mandala

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mandala

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of mandar combined with la

Further reading

• “mandala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014