རྒྱ་གར

Tibetan

FWOTD – 15 February 2015

Etymology

From རྒྱ (rgya, extent, size; vastness; empire) + གར (gar) (variant of དཀར (dkar, white)), literally “white expanse, white empire”. So named perhaps because its ancient inhabitants wore white clothing. Not related to གར (gar, dancing).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

རྒྱ་གར • (rgya gar)

  1. India (a country in South Asia)

References

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