卒塔婆

Etymology 1
From, in turn a transliteration of.

The length of the medial vowel has apparently varied somewhat over time. First cited to a text from 850, with the spelling. The short-"o" reading sotoba appears to be more common in modern usage.

Noun

 * 1)   stupa (structure housing Buddhist relics), dagoba
 * 2)   wooden grave tablet

Etymology 2
Possibly a sound shift from sotōba. Then again, the length of the medial vowel has apparently varied somewhat over time. First cited to a text from 850, with the spelling. The short-"o" reading sotoba appears to be more common in modern usage.

Noun

 * 1)   stupa (structure housing Buddhist relics), dagoba
 * 2)   wooden grave tablet