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dzi bead

/ˈziː biːd/

dzi bead noun: a kind of stone bead worn as an ornament for spiritual purposes in Tibet and other Central Asian cultures.

Noun

dzi bead (plural dzi beads)

  1. A kind of stone bead worn as an ornament for spiritual purposes in Tibet and other Central Asian cultures.

Forms of dzi bead

pluraldzi beads
alternative formgzi bead

Origin of dzi bead

From Tibetan གཟི། (gzi).

Questions about dzi bead

What does dzi bead mean?
Dzi bead means a kind of stone bead worn as an ornament for spiritual purposes in Tibet and other Central Asian cultures.
What part of speech is dzi bead?
Dzi bead is a noun.
How do you pronounce dzi bead?
Dzi bead is pronounced /ˈziː biːd/.
What is the plural of dzi bead?
The plural of dzi bead is dzi beads.

Words near dzi bead in the dictionary

  1. Dzhugashvili
  2. Dzhugdzhur
  3. Dzhul'fa
  4. Dzhungaria
  5. Dzhungharia
  6. dzi bead
  7. dzi beads
  8. Dziak
  9. Dziaks
  10. Dziamidaŭka
  11. Dzianis

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