# mandala
## English
### Alternative forms

* maṇḍala

### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala). Doublet of mandal.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmʌn.də.lə/

### Noun

mandala (plural mandalas)
* (Hinduism, Buddhism) A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.
* (Hinduism, Buddhism) Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.
* A division or book of the Rigveda (of which there are ten).

#### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:mandala.

#### Coordinate terms

* magic circle

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑndɑlɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ndɑ̝lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑndɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: man‧da‧la

### Noun

mandala
* mandala

#### Declension

Possessive forms of mandala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mandalani
mandalani
accusative
nom.
mandalani
mandalani
gen.
mandalani
genitive
mandalani
mandaloideni mandaloitteni mandalaini $^{rare}$
partitive
mandalaani
mandaloitani
inessive
mandalassani
mandaloissani
elative
mandalastani
mandaloistani
illative
mandalaani
mandaloihini
adessive
mandalallani
mandaloillani
ablative
mandalaltani
mandaloiltani
allative
mandalalleni
mandaloilleni
essive
mandalanani
mandaloinani
translative
mandalakseni
mandaloikseni
abessive
mandalattani
mandaloittani
instructive
comitative
—mandaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mandalasi
mandalasi
accusative
nom.
mandalasi
mandalasi
gen.
mandalasi
genitive
mandalasi
mandaloidesi mandaloittesi mandalaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
mandalaasi
mandaloitasi
inessive
mandalassasi
mandaloissasi
elative
mandalastasi
mandaloistasi
illative
mandalaasi
mandaloihisi
adessive
mandalallasi
mandaloillasi
ablative
mandalaltasi
mandaloiltasi
allative
mandalallesi
mandaloillesi
essive
mandalanasi
mandaloinasi
translative
mandalaksesi
mandaloiksesi
abessive
mandalattasi
mandaloittasi
instructive
comitative
—mandaloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mandalamme
mandalamme
accusative
nom.
mandalamme
mandalamme
gen.
mandalamme
genitive
mandalamme
mandaloidemme mandaloittemme mandalaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
mandalaamme
mandaloitamme
inessive
mandalassamme
mandaloissamme
elative
mandalastamme
mandaloistamme
illative
mandalaamme
mandaloihimme
adessive
mandalallamme
mandaloillamme
ablative
mandalaltamme
mandaloiltamme
allative
mandalallemme
mandaloillemme
essive
mandalanamme
mandaloinamme
translative
mandalaksemme
mandaloiksemme
abessive
mandalattamme
mandaloittamme
instructive
comitative
—mandaloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mandalanne
mandalanne
accusative
nom.
mandalanne
mandalanne
gen.
mandalanne
genitive
mandalanne
mandaloidenne mandaloittenne mandalainne $^{rare}$
partitive
mandalaanne
mandaloitanne
inessive
mandalassanne
mandaloissanne
elative
mandalastanne
mandaloistanne
illative
mandalaanne
mandaloihinne
adessive
mandalallanne
mandaloillanne
ablative
mandalaltanne
mandaloiltanne
allative
mandalallenne
mandaloillenne
essive
mandalananne
mandaloinanne
translative
mandalaksenne
mandaloiksenne
abessive
mandalattanne
mandaloittanne
instructive
comitative
—mandaloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mandalansa
mandalansa
accusative
nom.
mandalansa
mandalansa
gen.
mandalansa
genitive
mandalansa
mandaloidensa mandaloittensa mandalainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
mandalaansa
mandaloitaan mandaloitansa
inessive
mandalassaan mandalassansa
mandaloissaan mandaloissansa
elative
mandalastaan mandalastansa
mandaloistaan mandaloistansa
illative
mandalaansa
mandaloihinsa
adessive
mandalallaan mandalallansa
mandaloillaan mandaloillansa
ablative
mandalaltaan mandalaltansa
mandaloiltaan mandaloiltansa
allative
mandalalleen mandalallensa
mandaloilleen mandaloillensa
essive
mandalanaan mandalanansa
mandaloinaan mandaloinansa
translative
mandalakseen mandalaksensa
mandaloikseen mandaloiksensa
abessive
mandalattaan mandalattansa
mandaloittaan mandaloittansa
instructive
comitative
—mandaloineen mandaloinensa :

### Further reading

* “mandala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Noun

mandala m (plural mandalas)
* mandala

### Further reading

* “mandala”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay mandala, from Classical Malay mandala, from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala, “circle”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [manˈdala]
* Hyphenation: man‧da‧la

### Noun

mandala (plural)
* (obsolete) territory of religious institutions.
* (obsolete) circle, a territorial division or district.
    Synonyms: bulatan, daerah, lingkungan
* mandala,
** (Hinduism, Buddhism) A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.
** (Hinduism, Buddhism) Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.

#### Derived terms

* mandala wisata
* mandala yuda
* wiyata mandala

### Further reading

* “mandala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈman.da.la/
* Rhymes: -andala
* Hyphenation: màn‧da‧la

### Noun

mandala m (invariable)
* mandala

## Javanese
### Romanization

mandala
* Romanization of ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦭ

## Old High German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin amygdala.

### Noun

mandala f
* almond

#### Descendants

* German: Mandel
** → Faroese: mandla
** → Icelandic: mandla
** → Kashubian: mandla
** → Romansch: mandel
** → Swedish: mandel
* Yiddish: מאַנדל (mandl)

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /manˈda.la/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: man‧da‧la

### Noun

mandala f
* (Buddhism, Hinduism) mandala (Hindu design)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* mandala in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* mandala in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /manˈdala/ [mãn̪ˈd̪a.la]
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: man‧da‧la

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

mandala m (plural mandalas)
* mandala

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

mandala
* second-person singular voseo imperative of mandar combined with la

### Further reading

* “mandala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10