Stupa — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈuːpə/

🇬🇧British English

/stjˈuːpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stjˈuːpə/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈuːpə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tope

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

estupa

un santuario en forma de cúpula erigido por budistas

🇳🇱Dutch

stoepa

een koepelvormig heiligdom opgericht door boeddhisten

🇵🇹Portuguese

estupa

um santuário em forma de cúpula erguido por budistas

🇷🇺Russian

ступа

куполообразный храм, воздвигнутый буддистами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्तूप

बौद्धों द्वारा निर्मित एक गुंबद के आकार का मंदिर

🇧🇩Bengali

স্তুপ

বৌদ্ধদের দ্বারা নির্মিত একটি গম্বুজ আকৃতির মন্দির

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்தூபி

பௌத்தர்களால் அமைக்கப்பட்ட குவிமாடம் வடிவ விகாரை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థూపం

బౌద్ధులు నిర్మించిన గోపురం ఆకారపు మందిరం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्तूप

बौद्धांनी उभारलेले घुमटाच्या आकाराचे मंदिर

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્તૂપ

બૌદ્ધો દ્વારા બાંધવામાં આવેલ ગુંબજ આકારનું મંદિર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ತೂಪ

ಬೌದ್ಧರು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದ ಗುಮ್ಮಟಾಕಾರದ ದೇವಾಲಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്തൂപം

ബുദ്ധമതക്കാർ സ്ഥാപിച്ച താഴികക്കുടത്തിൻ്റെ ആകൃതിയിലുള്ള ദേവാലയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟੂਪਾ

ਬੋਧੀਆਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਗੁੰਬਦ-ਆਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਅਸਥਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

اسٹوپا

ایک گنبد نما مزار جو بدھ مت کے پیروکاروں نے بنایا تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

佛塔

佛教徒建造的圆顶形神殿

🇯🇵Japanese

仏塔

仏教徒によって建てられたドーム型の神社

🇰🇷Korean

해골

불교도들이 세운 돔 모양의 사당

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bảo tháp

một ngôi đền hình mái vòm được xây dựng bởi các Phật tử

🇹🇭Thai

เจดีย์

ศาลรูปโดมที่สร้างขึ้นโดยชาวพุทธ

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ستوبا

ضريح على شكل قبة أقامه البوذيون

🇮🇷Persian

استوپا

زیارتگاهی گنبدی شکل که توسط بوداییان ساخته شده است

🇮🇱Hebrew

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