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toran

toran noun: a gateway consisting of two upright pillars carrying one to three transverse lintels, often minutely carved with symbolic sculpture, and serving as a monumental approach to a Buddhist temple.

Noun

toran (plural torans)

  1. A gateway consisting of two upright pillars carrying one to three transverse lintels, often minutely carved with symbolic sculpture, and serving as a monumental approach to a Buddhist temple.

Forms of toran

pluraltorans

Origin of toran

Borrowed from Sanskrit तोरण (toraṇa, “arched portal”).

Questions about toran

What does toran mean?
Toran means a gateway consisting of two upright pillars carrying one to three transverse lintels, often minutely carved with symbolic sculpture, and serving as a monumental approach to a Buddhist temple.
What part of speech is toran?
Toran is a noun.
What is the plural of toran?
The plural of toran is torans.

Words near toran in the dictionary

  1. Torajas
  2. toral
  3. toralizumab
  4. Torals
  5. Toram
  6. toran
  7. torana
  8. toranas
  9. torani
  10. Toranomon
  11. torans

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