wihara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦮꦶꦲꦫ (wihara, “monastery”), from Sanskrit विहार (vihāra, “monastery, academy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wi.ha.ra/
Hyphenation: wi‧ha‧ra

Noun

wihara

(Buddhism) monastery, temple, vihara.

Related terms

biara

Further reading

“wihara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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