dagoba en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Sinhalese දාගැබ (dāgæba).
Meanings
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(archaic) Synonym of stupa, particularly the white stupas of Sri Lanka.
There, the interviewer, a Tamil professor, asked him only one question: to describe the shape of a dagoba, a Buddhist temple
2023, V. V. Ganeshananthan, Brotherless Night, Viking, page 20:
- Synonym of chorten, a stupa in the usual Tibetan style, white and spindle-shaped.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dagobah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dagaba | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dagobas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
chorten · particularly the white stupas of Sri Lanka · stupa