English Explanatory Dictionary

vimana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mythological flying palace or chariot described in Hindu texts and Sanskrit epics.
  2. The tower above the garbhagriha in a Hindu temple.

Word forms

vimana vimanas

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *wí Sanskrit वि- (vi-) Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Sanskrit मा (mā) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Sanskrit -अन (-ana) Sanskrit मान॑ (mā́na) Sanskrit वि॒मान॑ (vimā́na)bor. English vimana Borrowed from Sanskrit वि॒मान॑ (vimā́na).

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