circumtreadとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

circum- +‎ tread. From around + tread. Compare circumambulate.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˌsɝ.kəmˈtrɛd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌsəː.kəmˈtrɛd/
• ハイフネーション: cir‧cum‧tread

動詞

circumtread (third-person singular simple present circumtreads, present participle circumtreading, simple past circumtrod, past participle circumtrodden)

1. (transitive, rare, archaic) To tread or walk around; to go around (something) on foot.
   • 2013, P. Pratap Kumar, Contemporary Hinduism, Routledge, page 208:

     The next act involves pradakṣiṇa (circumtreading), going round in one place, followed by tarpaṇam, honouring the divine, the sages and ancestors, which consists of turning the right hand and proffering water.

関連する語

• circumambulate