gopuran.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊpᵿrə/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊpərə/

Forms: Also gopuram.

Etymology: Sanskrit gōpura city gate, < gō eye + pura city.

India.

The great pyramidal tower over the entrance-gate to the precinct of a temple (in Southern India).

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > types of building generally > [noun] > high building > type of

porcelain tower1666

gopura1862

ziggurat1877

subtower1883

1862 C. R. Markham Trav. Peru & India 408 The gopurams or towers of the great pagoda.

1895 R. W. Frazer Silent Gods 24 The iron-studded massive gate beneath the many storied gopura.

1967 R. Singha & R. Massey Indian Dances ii. 41 A permanent visual record of all these karanas adorns the four gopurams or gateways of the great temple at Chidambaram.

1969 Indian Music Jrnl. 5 Suppl. Arunagiri sat under the northern gopura of the temple and did penance for a long time.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gopura
释义	gopuran. Brit. /ˈɡəʊpᵿrə/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊpərə/ Forms: Also gopuram. Etymology: Sanskrit gōpura city gate, < gō eye + pura city. India. The great pyramidal tower over the entrance-gate to the precinct of a temple (in Southern India). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > types of building generally > [noun] > high building > type of porcelain tower1666 gopura1862 ziggurat1877 subtower1883 1862 C. R. Markham Trav. Peru & India 408 The gopurams or towers of the great pagoda. 1895 R. W. Frazer Silent Gods 24 The iron-studded massive gate beneath the many storied gopura. 1967 R. Singha & R. Massey Indian Dances ii. 41 A permanent visual record of all these karanas adorns the four gopurams or gateways of the great temple at Chidambaram. 1969 Indian Music Jrnl. 5 Suppl. Arunagiri sat under the northern gopura of the temple and did penance for a long time. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1862
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