Tibetan may mean:
* of, from, or related to
Tibet
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Tibetan people, an ethnic group
* Tibetan language:
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Classical Tibetan
Classical Tibetan refers to the language of any text written in Tibetic after the Old Tibetan period. Though it extends from the 12th century until the modern day, it particularly refers to the language of early canonical texts translated from o ...
, the classical language used also as a contemporary written standard
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Standard Tibetan
Lhasa Tibetan (), or Standard Tibetan, is the Tibetan dialect spoken by educated people of Lhasa, the capital of the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China. It is an official language of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
In the traditional "three-branch ...
, the most widely used spoken dialect
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Tibetan pinyin, a method of writing Standard Tibetan in Latin script
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Tibetan script
** any other of the
Tibetic languages
Tibetan may additionally refer to:
Culture
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Old Tibetan, an era of Tibetan history
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Tibetan art
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Music of Tibet
The music of Tibet reflects the cultural heritage of the trans-Himalayan region centered in Tibet, but also known wherever ethnic Tibetan groups are found in Nepal, Bhutan, India and further abroad. The religious music of Tibet reflects the p ...
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Tibetan rug
Tibetan rug making is an ancient, traditional craft. Tibetan rugs are traditionally made from Tibetan highland sheep's wool, called ''changpel''. Tibetans use rugs for many purposes ranging from flooring to wall hanging to horse saddles, though ...
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Tibetan culture
Tibet developed a distinct culture due to its geographic and climatic conditions. While influenced by neighboring cultures from China, India, and Nepal, the Himalayan region's remoteness and inaccessibility have preserved distinct local in ...
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Tibetan cuisine
Religion
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Tibetan Buddhism
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Tibetan Muslims
Tibetan Muslims, also known as the Kachee (; ; also spelled Kache), form a small minority in Tibet. Despite being Muslim, they are officially recognized as Tibetans by the government of the People's Republic of China, unlike the Hui Muslims, w ...
Other uses
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Tibetan alphabet
The Tibetan script is a segmental writing system (''abugida'') of Indic origin used to write certain Tibetic languages, including Tibetan, Dzongkha, Sikkimese, Ladakhi, Jirel and Balti. It has also been used for some non-Tibetic languag ...
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Tibetan (Unicode block)
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Tibetan name
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Tibetan calendar
The Tibetan calendar (), or Tibetan lunar calendar, is a lunisolar calendar, that is, the Tibetan year is composed of either 12 or 13 lunar months, each beginning and ending with a new moon. A thirteenth month is added every two or three years, ...
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Tibetan Spaniel, a breed of dog
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Tibetan Mastiff
The Tibetan Mastiff ( bo, འདོགས་ཁྱི, THL: , Wylie: )
* Nepali:
* Mongolian:
* Hindi/ Garhwali/ Kumaoni:
* Kashmiri:
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* Dzongkha: is a large size Tibetan dog breed. Its double coat is medium to long, subject ...
, a breed of dog
See also
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Tibetan Bells (disambiguation) Tibetan bell may refer to:
* Tingsha, traditional Tibetan cymbal bells
* shang (bell), a Tibetan hand-bell
* Singing bowl
A standing bell or resting bell is an inverted bell, supported from below with the rim uppermost. Such bells are normall ...
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Traditional Tibetan medicine
Traditional Tibetan medicine (), also known as Sowa-Rigpa medicine, is a centuries-old traditional medical system that employs a complex approach to diagnosis, incorporating techniques such as pulse analysis and urinalysis, and utilizes behavior ...
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Tibetan language (disambiguation)
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