"chinthe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chinthes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowing from Burmese ခြင်္သေ့ (hkrangse., “lion”), pronounced /t͡ɕʰɪ̀ɴðḛ/. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|my|ခြင်္သေ့|t=lion}} Burmese ခြင်္သေ့ (hkrangse., “lion”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chinthe (plural chinthes)
  1. A leograph that is often seen at the entrances of Southeast Asian pagodas and temples Wikipedia link: chinthe
    Sense id: en-chinthe-en-noun-Bf1mE8A1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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