Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thangka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: thang-ka
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A painted or embroidered linen banner, usually depicting Buddhist themes, originating in Tibet; a prayer flag.

Example Sentences

"When the talks by Lama Thubten Yeshe on Buddhist and Christian meditation were published, the text included a reproduction of a Christian icon and a Tibetan thangka."
"Like so many things in Nepal, thangka—Tibetan ritual paintings—are now cranked out for the tourist market, yet the best ones remain undiminished by commercialization, and even the cheapest can't hide the dense Buddhist symbolism inherent in the form."

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan ཐང་ཀ (thang ka, literally “painting”).

Word Breakdown

Root: ཐང་ཀ

Inflected Forms

thangkas (plural) tanka (alternative) tangka (alternative) thanka (alternative)

Questions

What does thangka mean?: A painted or embroidered linen banner, usually depicting Buddhist themes, originating in Tibet; a prayer flag.
Where does thangka come from?: Borrowed from Tibetan ཐང་ཀ (thang ka, literally “painting”).

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