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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescircunvalar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sir.kum.baˈlaɾ
"Los peregrinos suelen circunvalar el monumento sagrado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To walk all the way around something, especially as part of a religious ceremony or ritual.
"The devoted pilgrims began to circumambulate the holy temple at dawn." - 2
To go around something in a winding or circular course; to circuit.
"The travelers had to circumambulate the massive fortification walls to find the hidden entrance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'circum' (around) and 'ambulare' (to walk). Entering English in the 17th century, the term originally denoted the ritual action of walking around a sacred object, shrine, or deity, closely mirroring the Sanskrit concept of parikrama.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Circumambulate" is said worldwide
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circonvolution
Transliteration: sir-kɔn-vɔ-lu-sjɔ̃
"Les fidèles ont commencé à circumambuler autour du sanctuaire."
umschreiten
Transliteration: um-ˈʃʁaɪ̯.tn̩
"Die Pilger umschreiten den heiligen Schrein im Uhrzeigersinn."
circumambulare
Transliteration: tʃir.kum.am.buˈla.re
"I devoti usano circumambulare il tempio sacro in segno di rispetto."
circunvalar
Transliteration: sir.kum.baˈlaɾ
"Los peregrinos suelen circunvalar el monumento sagrado."
circundar
Transliteration: siɾ.kũˈdaɾ
"Os devotos começaram a circundar o altar."
परिक्रमा करना
Transliteration: parikrama karna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"श्रद्धालु मंदिर की परिक्रमा कर रहे हैं।"
环行
Transliteration: huán xíng
Script: 中文汉字
"信徒们开始环行圣殿。"
순회하다
Transliteration: sun-hweh-ha-da
Script: 한국어 한글
"순례자들이 성전을 돌며 순회하기 시작했습니다."
周回する
Transliteration: shūkai suru
Script: 日本語
"参拝者たちは聖地を周回し始めた。"
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