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Meaning of chinthe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A leograph that is often seen at the entrances of Southeast Asian pagodas and temples

Examples

“The artists are forced endlessly to carve figures of elephants and leographs of chinthes.”
“Two of the doors have hintha birds and the one door has a leaping leograph of chinthe.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Chintin Chintz chintziness chintzware chintzy chinwag

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