different between doodling vs mandala

English

Verb

doodling

1. present participle of doodle

Noun

doodling (plural doodlings)

1. Something doodled; a careless sketch.

English

Alternative forms

• ma??ala

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ????? (má??ala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?n.d?.l?/

Noun

mandala (plural mandalas)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.
2. (Hinduism, Buddhism) Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.
3. A division or book of the Rigveda (of which there are 10).

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:mandala.

Coordinate terms

• magic circle

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit ????? (má??ala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?nd?l?/, [?m?nd?l?]
• Rhymes: -?nd?l?
• Syllabification: man?da?la

Noun

mandala

1. mandala

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit ????? (ma??ala, “circle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [man?dala]
• Hyphenation: man?da?la

Noun

mandala (plural mandala-mandala, first-person possessive mandalaku, second-person possessive mandalamu, third-person possessive mandalanya)

1. mandala,
   1. (obsolete) territory of religious institutions.
   2. (obsolete) circle, a territorial division or district.

      Synonym: bulatan

   3. any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.

Further reading

• “mandala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Old High German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin amygdala.

Noun

mandala f

1. almond

Descendants

• German: Mandel
  • ? Faroese: mandla
  • ? Icelandic: mandla
  • ? Romansch: mandel
  • ? Swedish: mandel
• Yiddish: ??????? (mandl)

Polish

Etymology

From Sanskrit ????? (má??ala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /man?da.la/

Noun

mandala f

1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) mandala (Hindu design)

Declension

Further reading

• mandala in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• mandala in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

mandala m (plural mandalas)

1. mandala