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gankyil

gankyil noun: a symbol used in Tibetan and East Asian Buddhism, composed of three swirling interconnected blades.

Noun

gankyil (plural gankyils)

  1. A symbol used in Tibetan and East Asian Buddhism, composed of three swirling interconnected blades.

Forms of gankyil

pluralgankyils

Origin of gankyil

Borrowed from Tibetan དགའ་འཁྱིལ་ (dga' 'khyil).

Questions about gankyil

What does gankyil mean?
Gankyil means a symbol used in Tibetan and East Asian Buddhism, composed of three swirling interconnected blades.
What part of speech is gankyil?
Gankyil is a noun.
What is the plural of gankyil?
The plural of gankyil is gankyils.

Words near gankyil in the dictionary

  1. ganker
  2. gankers
  3. ganking
  4. gankings
  5. ganks
  6. gankyil
  7. gankyils
  8. gankyrin
  9. Ganley
  10. Ganleys
  11. Ganmain

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