PAGODA

pagoda

(noun) an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

pagoda (plural pagodas)

A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. [from 16th c.]

(now, rare, usually in form pagod) An image or carving of a god in South and Southeast Asia; an idol. [from 16th c.]

(now, historical) A unit of currency, a coin made of gold or half gold, issued by various dynasties in medieval southern India. [from 16th c.]

An ornamental structure imitating the design of the religious building, erected in a park or garden. [from 18th c.]

(rare) A pagoda sleeve. [from 19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary

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Pa*go"da, n. Etym: [Pg. pagoda, pagode, fr.Hind. & Per. but-kadah a house of idols, or abode of God; Per. but an idol + kadah a house, a temple.]

1. A term by which Europeans designate religious temples and tower- like buildings of the Hindoos and Buddhists of India, Farther India, China, and Japan, -- usually but not always, devoted to idol worship.

2. An idol. [R.] Brande & C.

3. Etym: [Prob. so named from the image of a pagoda or a deity (cf. Skr. bhagavat holy, divine) stamped on it.]

Definition: A gold or silver coin, of various kinds and values, formerly current in India. The Madras gold pagoda was worth about three and a half rupees.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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