Tibetann.adj.

Brit.

/tɪˈbɛtn/, U.S.

/təˈbɛtn/

Forms: 1800s–1900s Thibetan, 1800s– Tibetan.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Tibet , -an suffix.

Etymology: < Tibet, the name of a region in central Asia (see Tibet n.) + -an suffix. Compare Tibetian n., Tibetian adj.Compare French Tibétain (also Thibétain) inhabitant of Tibet (1647 as Thibétan, or earlier; 1765 as Tibétin), language of Tibet (1810 or earlier), of or belonging to Tibet (1825).

A. n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Tibet, south-western China.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Nepal or Tibet > [noun]

Tibetian1747

Nepalese1800

Nepalian1811

Paharia1811

Bhutanese1813

Bhotia1824

Pahari1837

Tibetan1842

Nepali1882

1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 429/1 The Tibetans belong to the Mongol race.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 342/2 Every Tibetan is more or less of a trader.

1962 L. Davidson Rose of Tibet ii. 48 Caravan teamsters strolled everywhere; but..he noticed no Tibetans.

2. The language of this region, a member of the Tibeto-Burmese sub-family of the Sino-Tibetan language group.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [noun] > Tibeto-Burman > miscellaneous Tibeto-Burman languages

Magar1811

Tibetan1822

Bhotia1824

Tibetic1833

Lepcha1840

Gurung1874

Murmi1874

Tibeto-Himalayan1875

Rong1892

Dzongkha1909

Lahu1909

Lisu1909

Newari1928

Thakali1974

Tamang1977

1822 tr. C. Malte-Brun Universal Geogr. I. 571 The stock or family of the languages of Eastern Asia..differs entirely from that of the Indo-Germanic languages. It comprehends the Thibetan [Fr. thibetain], the Chinese, the Burman, [etc.].

1891 W. W. Rockhill Land of Lamas 97 It was with him..that I commenced studying Tibetan.

1979 A. Henning tr. J. Myrdal Silk Road (1980) ix. 71 Large steles..inscribed in Han, Manchu, Oirat, and Tibetan.

B. adj.

Of or relating to Tibet, its inhabitants, or their language. Frequently in the names of animals.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [adjective] > Tibet

Tibetian1791

Tibetan1828

Tibetic1845

Tibeto-Himalayan1875

Tangutan1876

Tibeto-Burman1878

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Nepal or Tibet > [adjective]

Tibetian1791

Tibetan1828

Pahari1837

Bhutanese1880

Tibetic1950

the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [adjective] > Tibeto-Burman > Tibetic > Tibetan

Tibetian1791

Tibetan1828

1828 Asiatic Researches 16 410 I have added a few words from the Tibetan vocabularies of the Asia Polyglotta.

1834 A. Csoma de Körös (title) Grammar of the Tibetan Language in English.

1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 428/2 A fine specimen of Tibetan sculpture.

1880 Encycl. Brit. XII. 741/2 The Himálayan or Tibetan sun bear (Ursus tibetanus).

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 343/1 The centres for Tibetan trade.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 843/2 The Tibetan race is not thoroughly homogeneous.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 327/1 Here are to be found..several varieties of deer, musk deer, and Tibetan antelope (pantholopo)... The Tibetan sand-grouse is peculiar to the country.

1931 Times 14 Mar. 9/3 Tibetan foxes are placed in a distinct species by most authorities.

1942 M. Cable & F. French Gobi Desert 32 Flowing beards made from the soft white tail of the Tibetan yak.

1960 ‘S. Harvester’ Chinese Hammer xxv. 203 They were married according to a mixture of Tibetan and Bhutanese custom.

1974 China Reconstructs July 35/3 It used to be thought that the Tibetan plateau had no coal... For generations the Tibetan serfs used butter lamps and pine knots for lighting.

Compounds

Tibetan cherry n. a white-flowered cherry tree, Prunus serrula, native to western China.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > cherry tree > types of

mahaleb1558

goynire1572

mazzard1578

bird cherry1597

ground-cherry1601

wild cherry1666

red cherry1681

Royal Ann1724

sand cherry1778

rum cherry1818

marasca1852

sakura1884

black cherry1898

Japanese cherry1901

Tibetan cherry1948

1948 C. Ingram Ornamental Cherries ii. 138 In cultivation the Tibetan Cherry tends to lose its squat, compact habit of growth.

1982 Times 20 Nov. (Saturday Suppl.) 3/3 A tree which likes to be stroked is the Tibetan cherry... The bark has probably the richest shade of all the coloured-bark trees—a striking mahogany is discovered when the outer bark peels away.

Tibetan mastiff n. a large black-and-tan dog with a thick coat and drop ears, belonging to the breed of this name.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > giant breeds > mastiff > Tibetan mastiff

Tibet dog1845

Tibetan mastiff1852

1852 T. Smith Narr. Five Years' Resid. Nepaul II. 295 Young Porcupine. Tibetan Mastiff. Common Hare of central region.

1891 W. W. Rockhill Land of Lamas 190 The Tibetan mastiff is rarely seen in eastern Tibet.

1905 P. Landon Lhasa I. xi. 403 The so-called Tibetan mastiff..is a great shaggy creature, with a very massive head.

1976 T. Heald Let Sleeping Dogs Die ix. 186 A more than generous helping of Tibetan mastiff, so fierce a dog that Aristotle thought it half tiger.

Tibetan spaniel n. a small white, brown, or black dog with a silky coat of medium length, belonging to the breed of this name.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > spaniel > land or water > varieties of

springer1749

King Charles1780

English springer1808

Marlborough dog1822

cocker spaniel1829

Marlborough1831

Blenheim1839

Norfolk spaniel1845

King Charles1848

Sussex spaniel1856

field spaniel1859

clumber1865

Norfolk1867

Japanese spaniel1880

Welsh springer1903

Tibetan spaniel1905

Brittany spaniel1936

Brittany1945

1905 P. Landon Lhasa I. App. A. 403 The Tibetan spaniel..a small black dog..rather like a Pekinese spaniel.

1930 Observer 9 Feb. 13/2 The foreign classes..will contain such rarities as Lhasa terriers, Thibetan spaniels, [etc.].

1970 Times 5 Feb. (Pedigree Dog Suppl.) p. ii/2 Recently there was a market tip for Tibetan spaniels, golden-coated, lion-like dogs of pleasing temperament.

Tibetan terrier n. a grey, black, cream, or particoloured terrier with a thick, shaggy coat, belonging to the breed of this name.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > terrier > [noun] > Lhasa apso

Lhasa apso1904

Tibetan terrier1905

1905 P. Landon Lhasa I. xi. 387 The typical Tibetan terrier, a long-coated little fellow with a sharp nose, prick ears, and..black from muzzle to tail.

1976 T. Heald Let Sleeping Dogs Die i. 12 The latest is a Tibetan terrier in Tokyo.

Draft additions December 2021

Tibetan Buddhism n. a form of Mahayana Buddhism which places particular emphasis on the importance of the teacher or lama (lama n.¹ 1a), evolved in Tibet and now its main religion, but also practised in other parts of Asia.Tibetan Buddhism developed in the 8th cent., incorporating some elements of the indigenous Tibetan religion Bon (Bon n.²). Its four main schools are the Gelug (led by the Dalai Lama), Kagyu, Nyingma, and Sakya: see the entries for these words.

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society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > Buddhist sects and groups > [noun] > Mahayana > Tibetan

Tibetan Buddhism1845

1845 Calcutta Rev. 4 271 Other authors..consider Bahar as the source of Tibetan Buddhism.

1976 Newsweek (Nexis) 6 Sept. 56 Many serious intellectuals have embraced Tibetan Buddhism both as a philosophy of consciousness and as a flexible system of applied psychology.

2015 A. C. O. Lopes Tibetan Buddhism in Diaspora iii. 108 The Dalai Lama has become to the international public the main representative of Tibetan Buddhism as a whole.

Draft additions December 2021

Tibetan Buddhist n. and adj. (a) n. a person who practises Tibetan Buddhism; (b) adj. of or relating to Tibetan Buddhism or its teachings.

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society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > Buddhist sects and groups > [adjective] > Mahayana > Tibetan

Tibetan Buddhist1847

1835 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 4 197 This habit of promulgating the mantras of their faith, by inscriptions patent on the face of religious edifices, is peculiar to the Tibetan Buddhists.

1847 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 1 281 M. Burnouf approves of the signification of this title of Buddha, which Csoma derived from the Tibetan Buddhist books.

1977 Afr. Arts 10 69/1 Tibetan Buddhists train the clouded and confused mind to recognize the truer nature of things.

2013 Daily Tel. 10 Oct. 31/1 Choje Akong Rinpoche..co-founded Samye Ling in the Scottish Borders, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the West.

2018 USA Today (Nexis) 18 Sept. 1 d [Richard] Gere is a Tibetan Buddhist and a longtime supporter of the Dalai Lama.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tibetan
释义	Tibetann.adj. Brit. /tɪˈbɛtn/, U.S. /təˈbɛtn/ Forms: 1800s–1900s Thibetan, 1800s– Tibetan. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Tibet , -an suffix. Etymology: < Tibet, the name of a region in central Asia (see Tibet n.) + -an suffix. Compare Tibetian n., Tibetian adj.Compare French Tibétain (also Thibétain) inhabitant of Tibet (1647 as Thibétan, or earlier; 1765 as Tibétin), language of Tibet (1810 or earlier), of or belonging to Tibet (1825). A. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Tibet, south-western China. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Nepal or Tibet > [noun] Tibetian1747 Nepalese1800 Nepalian1811 Paharia1811 Bhutanese1813 Bhotia1824 Pahari1837 Tibetan1842 Nepali1882 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 429/1 The Tibetans belong to the Mongol race. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 342/2 Every Tibetan is more or less of a trader. 1962 L. Davidson Rose of Tibet ii. 48 Caravan teamsters strolled everywhere; but..he noticed no Tibetans. 2. The language of this region, a member of the Tibeto-Burmese sub-family of the Sino-Tibetan language group. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [noun] > Tibeto-Burman > miscellaneous Tibeto-Burman languages Magar1811 Tibetan1822 Bhotia1824 Tibetic1833 Lepcha1840 Gurung1874 Murmi1874 Tibeto-Himalayan1875 Rong1892 Dzongkha1909 Lahu1909 Lisu1909 Newari1928 Thakali1974 Tamang1977 1822 tr. C. Malte-Brun Universal Geogr. I. 571 The stock or family of the languages of Eastern Asia..differs entirely from that of the Indo-Germanic languages. It comprehends the Thibetan [Fr. thibetain], the Chinese, the Burman, [etc.]. 1891 W. W. Rockhill Land of Lamas 97 It was with him..that I commenced studying Tibetan. 1979 A. Henning tr. J. Myrdal Silk Road (1980) ix. 71 Large steles..inscribed in Han, Manchu, Oirat, and Tibetan. B. adj. Of or relating to Tibet, its inhabitants, or their language. Frequently in the names of animals. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [adjective] > Tibet Tibetian1791 Tibetan1828 Tibetic1845 Tibeto-Himalayan1875 Tangutan1876 Tibeto-Burman1878 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Nepal or Tibet > [adjective] Tibetian1791 Tibetan1828 Pahari1837 Bhutanese1880 Tibetic1950 the mind > language > languages of the world > Sino-Tibetan > [adjective] > Tibeto-Burman > Tibetic > Tibetan Tibetian1791 Tibetan1828 1828 Asiatic Researches 16 410 I have added a few words from the Tibetan vocabularies of the Asia Polyglotta. 1834 A. Csoma de Körös (title) Grammar of the Tibetan Language in English. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 428/2 A fine specimen of Tibetan sculpture. 1880 Encycl. Brit. XII. 741/2 The Himálayan or Tibetan sun bear (Ursus tibetanus). 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 343/1 The centres for Tibetan trade. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 843/2 The Tibetan race is not thoroughly homogeneous. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 327/1 Here are to be found..several varieties of deer, musk deer, and Tibetan antelope (pantholopo)... The Tibetan sand-grouse is peculiar to the country. 1931 Times 14 Mar. 9/3 Tibetan foxes are placed in a distinct species by most authorities. 1942 M. Cable & F. French Gobi Desert 32 Flowing beards made from the soft white tail of the Tibetan yak. 1960 ‘S. Harvester’ Chinese Hammer xxv. 203 They were married according to a mixture of Tibetan and Bhutanese custom. 1974 China Reconstructs July 35/3 It used to be thought that the Tibetan plateau had no coal... For generations the Tibetan serfs used butter lamps and pine knots for lighting. Compounds Tibetan cherry n. a white-flowered cherry tree, Prunus serrula, native to western China. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > cherry tree > types of mahaleb1558 goynire1572 mazzard1578 bird cherry1597 ground-cherry1601 wild cherry1666 red cherry1681 Royal Ann1724 sand cherry1778 rum cherry1818 marasca1852 sakura1884 black cherry1898 Japanese cherry1901 Tibetan cherry1948 1948 C. Ingram Ornamental Cherries ii. 138 In cultivation the Tibetan Cherry tends to lose its squat, compact habit of growth. 1982 Times 20 Nov. (Saturday Suppl.) 3/3 A tree which likes to be stroked is the Tibetan cherry... The bark has probably the richest shade of all the coloured-bark trees—a striking mahogany is discovered when the outer bark peels away. Tibetan mastiff n. a large black-and-tan dog with a thick coat and drop ears, belonging to the breed of this name. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > giant breeds > mastiff > Tibetan mastiff Tibet dog1845 Tibetan mastiff1852 1852 T. Smith Narr. Five Years' Resid. Nepaul II. 295 Young Porcupine. Tibetan Mastiff. Common Hare of central region. 1891 W. W. Rockhill Land of Lamas 190 The Tibetan mastiff is rarely seen in eastern Tibet. 1905 P. Landon Lhasa I. xi. 403 The so-called Tibetan mastiff..is a great shaggy creature, with a very massive head. 1976 T. Heald Let Sleeping Dogs Die ix. 186 A more than generous helping of Tibetan mastiff, so fierce a dog that Aristotle thought it half tiger. Tibetan spaniel n. a small white, brown, or black dog with a silky coat of medium length, belonging to the breed of this name. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > spaniel > land or water > varieties of springer1749 King Charles1780 English springer1808 Marlborough dog1822 cocker spaniel1829 Marlborough1831 Blenheim1839 Norfolk spaniel1845 King Charles1848 Sussex spaniel1856 field spaniel1859 clumber1865 Norfolk1867 Japanese spaniel1880 Welsh springer1903 Tibetan spaniel1905 Brittany spaniel1936 Brittany1945 1905 P. Landon Lhasa I. App. A. 403 The Tibetan spaniel..a small black dog..rather like a Pekinese spaniel. 1930 Observer 9 Feb. 13/2 The foreign classes..will contain such rarities as Lhasa terriers, Thibetan spaniels, [etc.]. 1970 Times 5 Feb. (Pedigree Dog Suppl.) p. ii/2 Recently there was a market tip for Tibetan spaniels, golden-coated, lion-like dogs of pleasing temperament. Tibetan terrier n. a grey, black, cream, or particoloured terrier with a thick, shaggy coat, belonging to the breed of this name. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > terrier > [noun] > Lhasa apso Lhasa apso1904 Tibetan terrier1905 1905 P. Landon Lhasa I. xi. 387 The typical Tibetan terrier, a long-coated little fellow with a sharp nose, prick ears, and..black from muzzle to tail. 1976 T. Heald Let Sleeping Dogs Die i. 12 The latest is a Tibetan terrier in Tokyo. Draft additions December 2021 Tibetan Buddhism n. a form of Mahayana Buddhism which places particular emphasis on the importance of the teacher or lama (lama n.¹ 1a), evolved in Tibet and now its main religion, but also practised in other parts of Asia.Tibetan Buddhism developed in the 8th cent., incorporating some elements of the indigenous Tibetan religion Bon (Bon n.²). Its four main schools are the Gelug (led by the Dalai Lama), Kagyu, Nyingma, and Sakya: see the entries for these words. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > Buddhist sects and groups > [noun] > Mahayana > Tibetan Tibetan Buddhism1845 1845 Calcutta Rev. 4 271 Other authors..consider Bahar as the source of Tibetan Buddhism. 1976 Newsweek (Nexis) 6 Sept. 56 Many serious intellectuals have embraced Tibetan Buddhism both as a philosophy of consciousness and as a flexible system of applied psychology. 2015 A. C. O. Lopes Tibetan Buddhism in Diaspora iii. 108 The Dalai Lama has become to the international public the main representative of Tibetan Buddhism as a whole. Draft additions December 2021 Tibetan Buddhist n. and adj. (a) n. a person who practises Tibetan Buddhism; (b) adj. of or relating to Tibetan Buddhism or its teachings. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > Buddhist sects and groups > [adjective] > Mahayana > Tibetan Tibetan Buddhist1847 1835 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 4 197 This habit of promulgating the mantras of their faith, by inscriptions patent on the face of religious edifices, is peculiar to the Tibetan Buddhists. 1847 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 1 281 M. Burnouf approves of the signification of this title of Buddha, which Csoma derived from the Tibetan Buddhist books. 1977 Afr. Arts 10 69/1 Tibetan Buddhists train the clouded and confused mind to recognize the truer nature of things. 2013 Daily Tel. 10 Oct. 31/1 Choje Akong Rinpoche..co-founded Samye Ling in the Scottish Borders, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the West. 2018 USA Today (Nexis) 18 Sept. 1 d [Richard] Gere is a Tibetan Buddhist and a longtime supporter of the Dalai Lama. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1822
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