'Phags-pa

proper noun

An alphabet designed in the 1200s by the Tibetan monk and State Preceptor Drogön Chögyal Phagpa for Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan dynasty.

OriginTibetan འཕགས་པ →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Phags-pa · alternative literary ḥPʻags-pa · alternative literary ḥP'ags-pa

  1. An alphabet designed in the 1200s by the Tibetan monk and State Preceptor Drogön Chögyal Phagpa for Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan dynasty.

Origin

  1. Tibetanའཕགས་པ
  2. English'Phags-pa

From Tibetan འཕགས་པ ('phags pa, literally “noble”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 八思巴文, 八思巴字
  • 八思巴文 (bāsībā wén)Translations
  • 八思巴字 (bāsībā zì)Translations
German Phagpa-Schrift
  • Phagpa-SchriftTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

'Phags-pa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'Phags-pa

MLA

“'Phags-pa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'Phags-pa. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'Phags-pa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'Phags-pa.

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