mandapa

English
mandapa

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डप (maṇḍapa), मण्टप (maṇḍapa, maṇṭapa, “pavilion, mandapa”), a non-native word likely from the same source as मठ (maṭha, “hut, hermit's cottage”) and मण्ड (maṇḍa). Probably derived via Hindi मंडप (maṇḍap) or another New Indo-Aryan language.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmʌndəpə/

Noun

mandapa (plural mandapas)

  1. (in south India, architecture) A pillared hall or porch fronting a Hindu temple. It may be attached or detached from the building.
  2. (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.
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