dzi bead

/ˈziː biːd/

noun

A kind of stone bead worn as an ornament for spiritual purposes in Tibet and other Central Asian cultures.

OriginTibetan གཟི། →
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Meanings

noundzi bead (plural dzi beads)

plural dzi beads · alternative gzi bead

  1. A kind of stone bead worn as an ornament for spiritual purposes in Tibet and other Central Asian cultures.

Origin

  1. Tibetanགཟི།
  2. Englishdzi bead

From Tibetan གཟི། (gzi).

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