gankyil

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noun

A symbol used in Tibetan and East Asian Buddhism, composed of three swirling interconnected blades.

OriginTibetan དགའ་འཁྱིལ་ →
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Meanings

noungankyil (plural gankyils)

plural gankyils

  1. A symbol used in Tibetan and East Asian Buddhism, composed of three swirling interconnected blades.

Origin

  1. Tibetanདགའ་འཁྱིལ་
  2. Englishgankyil

Borrowed from Tibetan དགའ་འཁྱིལ་ (dga' 'khyil).

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APA

gankyil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gankyil

MLA

“gankyil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gankyil. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gankyil,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gankyil.

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