Pegoda, Pegōḍa: 1 definition
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Pegoda means something in . If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPegōḍa (ಪೆಗೋಡ):—
1) [noun] a temple usu. a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories, built over a sacred relic or as a work of devotion; a pagoda.
2) [noun] the tower of a building esp. a temple.
3) [noun] any of several former gold or silver coins of southern India, usu. bearing a figure of such a temple, first issued in the late 16th century.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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