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mandira

mandira is the alternative form of mandir.

Meaning of mandir

Noun

mandir (plural mandirs)

  1. (Hinduism) A Hindu temple.
    • On the contrary, in the afternoon, he said, “It was good that I went to the mandir. Even physically, I feel well.”1960, The Visva-Bharati quarterly: Volumes 26-27, Shantiniketan, West Bengal, page 58

Proper noun capitalized: Mandira

Mandira

  1. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Forms of mandira

pluralmandiras

Origin of mandira

Borrowed from Sanskrit मंदिरा (maṃdirā).

Questions about mandira

What does mandira mean?
Mandira means a female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
What is mandira the alternative form of?
Mandira is the alternative form of mandir.
What part of speech is mandira?
Mandira is a proper noun.

Words near mandira in the dictionary

  1. mandiocca
  2. Mandip
  3. mandipropamid
  4. mandipropamids
  5. mandir
  6. mandira
  7. mandiras
  8. mandirs
  9. Mandja
  10. Mandjas
  11. Mandji

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