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Meaning of stupa | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈstuːpə

Definitions

  1. A dome-shaped Buddhist monument, used to house relics of the Lord Buddha.
  2. A stupe (medicated cloth or sponge).

Equivalents

العربية سْتُوبَا
བོད་སྐད མཆོད་རྟེན
Bosanski stupa ступа
Deutsch Stupa
Español estupa
Français stupa
हिन्दी स्तूप
Hrvatski stupa ступа
Magyar sztúpa
Italiano stupa
ខ្មែរ ចេតិយ
한국어 솔도파 스투파 탑파
ລາວ ທາດ
മലയാളം സ്തൂപം
Монгол суврага
မြန်မာဘာသာ စေတီ ထူပါ ဘုရား
Nederlands stoepa
Polski stupa
Português estupa
Русский ступа
Српски stupa ступа
Svenska stupa
தமிழ் தூபி
Tiếng Việt phù đồ thấp

Examples

“He mounded so much honey on the top of the buns that they looked like miniature stupas.”
“I cupped her cheeks and thought of the lotus flowers at the thresholds of Buddhist stupas, their pale petals resting in the palms of the faithful.”

CEFR level

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