Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
بتکده
English translation:
house of idols
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SeiTT
May 15, 2012 06:39
12 yrs ago
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Persian (Farsi) term
بتکده
Persian (Farsi) to English
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History of Religion
Hi,
What exactly is a بتکده (botkade), please?
Apologies for the lack of context. All I can say is that I heard it during a theological discussion on one of the many Persian-language Christian TV channels.
Best wishes, and many thanks,
Simon
What exactly is a بتکده (botkade), please?
Apologies for the lack of context. All I can say is that I heard it during a theological discussion on one of the many Persian-language Christian TV channels.
Best wishes, and many thanks,
Simon
Proposed translations
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| 5 | house of idols |
Edward Plaisance Jr
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| 5 +3 | pagoda |
Zeynab Tajik
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Proposed translations
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Edward Plaisance Jr
Native in English
20+ yrs experience--native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
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house of idols
this is pretty much what it means literally..."botkade" is another word for "botkhane"..."house of idols" conveys the religious connotation in the religious discussion
In my dictionaries I learned that the word "pagoda" comes from Portuguese from "botkade"...very interesting...also some Sanskrit influence...however, the word "pagoda" does not really have much of a religious connotation in English...that is, if we used "pagoda" no one would think of a place where idols were kept
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Note added at 1 day8 hrs (2012-05-16 15:24:58 GMT)
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Further comment...when we hear "pagoda" in English we think of a special, multistory building in China or Japan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagoda
...that is, if we use "pagoda" it really confines the context to the Far East.
In my dictionaries I learned that the word "pagoda" comes from Portuguese from "botkade"...very interesting...also some Sanskrit influence...however, the word "pagoda" does not really have much of a religious connotation in English...that is, if we used "pagoda" no one would think of a place where idols were kept
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Note added at 1 day8 hrs (2012-05-16 15:24:58 GMT)
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Further comment...when we hear "pagoda" in English we think of a special, multistory building in China or Japan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagoda
...that is, if we use "pagoda" it really confines the context to the Far East.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks, Ed - I agree with you about 'pagoda'. In the UK the word most definitely conjures up an image like this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kew_Gardens_Pagoda.jpg."
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2 mins
Zeynab Tajik
Spain
Spain
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Spain
Building Trust by Excellence
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Spanish to Persian (Farsi), and 2 more.
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8
pagoda
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Note added at 2 mins (2012-05-15 06:42:07 GMT)
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an idol temple
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Note added at 2 mins (2012-05-15 06:42:07 GMT)
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an idol temple
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Younes Mostafaei
: idol temple.
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Mohammad Ali Moinfar (X)
: Also, Hindu temple (in my opinion).
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Tahmineh Zardasht
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