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chorten

chorten noun: a Tibetan stupa, typically spindle-shaped and white.

chorten: a Tibetan stupa, typically spindle-shaped and white
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Noun

chorten (plural chortens)

  1. A Tibetan stupa, typically spindle-shaped and white.
    Synonyms:
    dagoba

Synonyms of chorten

Forms of chorten

pluralchortens
alternative formchörten

Origin of chorten

From Tibetan མཆོད་རྟེན (mchod rten).

Questions about chorten

What does chorten mean?
Chorten means a Tibetan stupa, typically spindle-shaped and white.
What part of speech is chorten?
Chorten is a noun.
What is the plural of chorten?
The plural of chorten is chortens.

Words near chorten in the dictionary

  1. chorrin
  2. Chorrochó
  3. chors
  4. chort
  5. chortan
  6. chorten
  7. chortens
  8. Chorti
  9. Chortitza
  10. Chortkiv
  11. chortle

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