རྒྱ་གར

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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)

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