Etymology

thangka

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Today it means: A painted or embroidered linen banner, usually depicting Buddhist themes, originating in Tibet; a prayer flag. Full definition →

Tibetan ཐང་ཀ
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  1. Tibetan · borrowed fromཐང་ཀ
  2. English todaythangka

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

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