Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tulpa

/ˈtʌlpə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: tul-pa
IPA: /ˈtʌlpə/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A magical creature that attains corporeal reality, having been originally merely imaginary.

noun

A type of thought-form regarded as capable of independent action, with a persistent personality and identity; a kind of modern imaginary friend.

Example Sentences

"When the year was up, the tulpa began growing. It lost its fear of its master and began taking on new forms of its own. It ceased to run errands ...."

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan སྤྲུལ་པ (sprul pa, “emanation, magical creation”), equivalent to a calque of Sanskrit निर्मित (nirmita, “build”) or निर्माण (nirmāṇa, “build”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: निर्मित

Inflected Forms

tulpas (plural) tulpae (often, plural)

Derived Forms

tulpamancer tulpamancy

Rhymes With

culpa kalpa sapulpa

Questions

How do you pronounce tulpa?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʌlpə/.
What does tulpa mean?: A magical creature that attains corporeal reality, having been originally merely imaginary.
Where does tulpa come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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