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khata

/ˈkɑː.tə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
kha-ta
IPA
/ˈkɑː.tə/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional ceremonial scarf in Tengrism and Tibetan Buddhism, symbolizing purity and compassion.

Etymology

From Tibetan ཁ་བཏགས་ (kha btags); compare Mongolian хадаг (xadag), Nepali खतक (khatak), Chinese 哈達 /哈达.

Inflected Forms

khatas (plural) khatag (alternative) khatak (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce khata?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑː.tə/.
What does khata mean?
A traditional ceremonial scarf in Tengrism and Tibetan Buddhism, symbolizing purity and compassion.
Where does khata come from?
From Tibetan ཁ་བཏགས་ (kha btags); compare Mongolian хадаг (xadag), Nepali खतक (khatak), Chinese 哈達 /哈达.

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