Tibetan

Or �ճ�·��·��

[ti-bet-n]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to Tibet, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun

a member of the people native to or inhabiting Tibet.
the Sino-Tibetan language of Tibet, especially in its standard literary form.

Tibetan

/ ��ɪˈ��ɛ��ə�� /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Tibet, its people, or their language

noun

a native or inhabitant of Tibet
the language of Tibet, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tibetan¹

First recorded in 1740–50; Tibet + -an

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In 2017 the Tibetan women's soccer team were denied US visas to attend the Dallas Cup in Texas.

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Earlier this month, Kami Rita posted snippets of life on Everest, including one of the Puja ceremony, a Tibetan Buddhist ritual done before Everest expeditions to pray for a safe and successful climb.

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In Tibetan Buddhism, the bardo is the transitional state between death and rebirth.

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I hear the drone of Tibetan bowls mixing with an insect chorus, scattered yawns, and what sounds like a flowing brook.

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It hosts the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan leader.

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Tibet Tibetan mastiff

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