Definitions for toran

toran to·ran

Spelling: [tawr-uh n, tohr-]
IPA: /ˈtɔr ən, ˈtoʊr-/

Toran is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 73 anagrams from letters in toran (anort).

Definitions for toran

noun

  1. (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.

Origin of toran

1885-90; Hindi Sanskrit torana

Examples for toran

The pai-lou, like the Japanese torii, derives its origin from the toran of Indian stupas.

At length the toran was broken amid the shouts of the retainers, and the fair defenders retired.

The bridegroom on horseback, lance in hand, proceeded to break the toran, which was defended by the damsels of the bride.

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