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bhagavati
Sanskrit · ancient
"the blessed goddess"
an epithet of a goddess, 'the blessed one'
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pakavati
Tamil · medieval
"a temple of the goddess"
South Indian temple term for a shrine of the goddess
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pagode
Portuguese · 16th c.
"an Asian temple"
Portuguese traders in South India applied the word to Asian temples generally
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pagoda
English · 1580s
"a tiered tower temple, especially Buddhist"
borrowed via Portuguese for tiered Asian temple towers
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