Circumambulator

/ˌsɜːrkəmˈæmbjʊleɪtər/ noun

Definition

A person who circumambulates or walks around something in a circle, especially as part of a religious or ceremonial practice.

Etymology

Latin circumambulator, an agent noun from circumambulare. The -or suffix denotes one who performs the action of circumambulating.

Kelly Says

In medieval monasteries, circumambulators would walk sacred routes exactly the same way every day—their footsteps literally wore grooves into stone floors that you can still see today.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰዋሰው
se-wa-se-w
ARالعربية
المحاط
al-muḥāṭ
BNবাংলা
পরিধানকারী
pa-ri-dha-na-ka-ree
CACatalà
circumambulador
sir-kəm-BAM-by-la-dor
CSČeština
circumambulator
sir-kəm-BAM-by-la-tor
DADansk
circumambulator
sir-kəm-BAM-by-la-tor
DEDeutsch
Circumambulator
sir-kəm-BAM-by-la-tor
ELΕλληνικά
περιπατητής
pe-ri-pa-te-tis
ESEspañol
circumambulador
sir-kəm-BAM-by-lah-dor
FAفارسی
دورگرد
do-r-gard
FISuomi
circumambulator
sir-kəm-BAM-by-la-tor
FRFrançais
circumambulateur
sir-kəm-bAM-by-la-tor
GUGU
परિક્રમાકાર
pa-ri-kra-ma-kaar
HAHA
maganin
ma-ga-nin
HEעברית
הולך סביב
ho-lek si-viv
HIहिन्दी
परिक्रमाकार
pa-ri-kra-ma-kaar
HUMagyar
circumambulator
sir-kəm-BAM-by-la-tor
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemberi jalan
pem-be-ri ja-lan
IGIG
onye na-aga
oh-nye na-a-ga
ITItaliano
circumambulator
sir-kəm-BAM-by-la-tor
JA日本語
巡回者
ス Henrique-しゃ
KKKK
жүруші
zy-ru-shi
KMKM
ប្រវត្តិ
bra-vatt-ti
KO한국어
순환자
순환자
MRMR
परिभ्रमक
pa-ri-bharam-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
pemberi jalan
pem-be-ri ja-lan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြ menge
kya-m-enge
NLNederlands
circumambulator
sir-kəm-BAM-by-la-tor
NONorsk
circumambulator
sir-kəm-BAM-by-la-tor
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰਕ્રਮਾ
prak-rama
PLPolski
obchodnik
ob-kho-d-nik
PTPortuguês
circumambulador
sir-kəm-BAM-by-lah-dor
RORomână
circumambulator
sir-kəm-BAM-by-la-tor
RUРусский
обходчик
ob-khod-chik
SVSvenska
circumambulator
sir-kəm-BAM-by-la-tor
SWKiswahili
mzunguko
m-zoo-ngoo-ko
TAதமிழ்
வட்டாரத்தில் நடப்பவர்
vat-ta-ra-rath-il na-dap-pa-var
TEతెలుగు
వృత్తాకారంగా నడక
vritta-kaara-nga na-daka
THไทย
ผู้เดินรอบ
poo-dei-dɛn-róp
TLTL
umikikilos
oo-mi-ki-ki-los
TRTürkçe
dolaşan
do-la-shan
UKУкраїнська
обхідник
ob-khid-nik
URاردو
گردنے والا
gird-nay-wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người đi vòng quanh
ngoo-dee di voong quanh
YOYO
ọ̀mọ́ àwọn
oh-mo awon
ZH中文
巡礼者
xúnlǐ zhě
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-li

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