English
mandapa
Mandapa comes from Sanskrit मण्डप.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमण्डपmaṇḍapa
- Englishearliest quotation 1997mandapa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमण्डपmaṇḍapa
- Englishearliest quotation 1997mandapa
Earliest quotation: 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold: “She led the way inside the house to the…”
The story
Probably also borrowed from Hindi मंडप (maṇḍap) or another New Indo-Aryan language.
Every English word from Sanskrit मण्डप
Today it means
noun A pillared hall or porch fronting a Hindu temple. It may be attached or detached from the building.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit मण्डप / mandapa