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Tibetan
Etymology
From རྒྱ (rgya, “expanse, empire”) + སྐད (skad, “language”). The first part may be an abbreviation for either རྒྱ་ནག (rgya nag, “China”) or རྒྱ་གར (rgya gar, “India”).
Pronunciation
Noun
རྒྱ་སྐད • (rgya skad)
- Mandarin Chinese
- Hindi
Usage notes
The meaning of this term must be determined from context. It generally refers to Mandarin when used by Tibetan speakers in China and to Hindi when used by Tibetan speakers in India.