dagoba

[ dah-guh-buh ]

noun
  1. a dome-shaped memorial alleged to contain relics of Buddha or a Buddhist saint; stupa; chaitya.

Origin of dagoba

1
1800–10; <Sinhalese dāgoba<Pali dhātugabbha<Sanskrit dhātugarbha, equivalent to dhātu relics + garbha womb, inside

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dagoba

/ (ˈdɑːɡəbə) /


noun
  1. a dome-shaped shrine containing relics of the Buddha or a Buddhist saint

Origin of dagoba

1
C19: from Sinhalese dāgoba, from Sanskrit dhātugarbha containing relics

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