kangling

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/ˈkæŋɡ(ə)lɪŋ(ɡ)/

noun

A Tibetan Buddhist ritual trumpet made from a human femur or tibia.

OriginTibetan རྐང་གླིང →
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Meanings

nounkangling (plural kanglings)

plural kanglings

  1. BuddhismA Tibetan Buddhist ritual trumpet made from a human femur or tibia.

Origin

  1. Tibetanརྐང་གླིང
  2. Englishkangling

From Tibetan རྐང་གླིང (rkang gling, literally “leg flute”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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