पगोडा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English pagoda, from Portuguese pagode, which is via Malayalam പകോതി (pakōti), from Sanskrit भगवती (bhagavatī, name of a goddess).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pə.ɡoː.ɖɑː/, [pɐ.ɡoː.ɖäː]

Noun

पगोडा • (pagoḍā) m (Urdu spelling پگوڈا)

  1. pagoda (a Hindu or Buddhist religious building or temple, especially a multi-storey tower in South and Southeast Asia)
  2. (historical) pagoda (a gold coin issued by various dynasties in southern India)

Declension

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