Etymology

kangling

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Today it means: A Tibetan Buddhist ritual trumpet made from a human femur or tibia. Full definition →

Tibetan རྐང་གླིང
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  1. Tibetan · borrowed fromརྐང་གླིང
  2. English todaykangling

From Tibetan རྐང་གླིང (rkang gling, literally “leg flute”).

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