dungchen

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noun

A horn used in Tibetan Buddhist and Mongolian Buddhist ceremonies.

OriginTibetan དུང་ཆེན →
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Meanings

noundungchen (plural dungchens)

plural dungchens

  1. entertainmentA horn used in Tibetan Buddhist and Mongolian Buddhist ceremonies.

Origin

  1. Tibetanདུང་ཆེན
  2. Englishdungchen

Borrowed from Tibetan དུང་ཆེན (dung chen).

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APA

dungchen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dungchen

MLA

“dungchen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dungchen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dungchen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dungchen.

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