CHORTEN

Meaning of CHORTEN in English

Pronunciation: ' cho ̇ r- ˌ ten

Function: noun

Etymology: Tibetan mchod rten, literally, offering holder

Date: 1891

: a Lamaist shrine or monument

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CHORTEN — noun Etymology: Tibetan mchod rten, literally, offering holder Date: 1891 a Lamaist shrine or monument
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHORTEN — ˈchȯrˌten noun ( -s ) Etymology: Tibetan chörten, alteration of mchod rten, from mchod offering + rten holder : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHORTEN — /chawr"ten/ , n. (in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, esp. a lama. [ 1890-95; chörten (sp. mchod rten …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHORTEN — noun Etymology: Tibetan mchod rten, literally, offering holder Date: 1891 : a Lamaist shrine or monument
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHORTEN — [ 'tʃɔ:t(ə)n ] ■ noun a Buddhist shrine. Origin from Tibetan.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHORTEN — сущ. буддистский храм
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CHORTEN — сущ. буддистский храм
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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