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devale

devale noun: a Hindu temple in Sri Lanka.

Noun

devale (plural devales)

  1. A Hindu temple in Sri Lanka.
    • Both the Maligava and the devales are administered by chief temple officials and their deputies, the services during the festival from providing supplies and decorations to participation in the processions are performed by temple tenants who hold temple lands (vihāragam and dēvālagam) in lieu of...1972, Hans Dieter Evers, Monks, Priests and Peasants: A Study of Buddhism and Social Structure in Central Ceylon
    • Worshippers at the devale would hand over a small offering of betel and incense sticks to the kapurala and tell him their problems.1992, Piya Tan, Buddhist currents: a brief social analysis of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Siam, →OCLC

Forms of devale

pluraldevales

Origin of devale

From Sinhalese දේවාලය (dēwālaya), from Sanskrit देवालय (devālaya).

Questions about devale

What does devale mean?
Devale means a Hindu temple in Sri Lanka.
What part of speech is devale?
Devale is a noun.
What is the plural of devale?
The plural of devale is devales.

Words near devale in the dictionary

  1. Devadatta
  2. devagueify
  3. Devahuti
  4. Devakanya
  5. Devaki
  6. devale
  7. devales
  8. devalidate
  9. devalidated
  10. devalidation
  11. devalidations

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