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Gyallu

Gyallu proper noun: a Tibetan patriotic song which serves as the de facto national anthem of the Tibetan government-in-exile.

Proper noun

Gyallu

  1. A Tibetan patriotic song which serves as the de facto national anthem of the Tibetan government-in-exile.
    • China’s state-controlled television and radio in Tibet is surprising visitors to a newly launched website with a music video of the banned Tibetan national anthem. The song, called ‘Gyalu’^([sic]) in Tibetan, is sung by exile Tibetans across the world but has been banned in Tibet for more than 50...2013 November 6, VOA News, “Oops: China State Media Website Plays Banned Tibetan National Anthem”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2024
    • The second Tibetan national anthem was composed in 1950 by Trijan Rinpoche. This anthem is known as ‘Gyallu’ and is strictly banned by the Chinese, especially in the Tibet Autonomous Region. The anthem sung that night was Gyallu.2021 December 1, Kalman Dubov, His Holiness, The Dalai Lama: My time with the Tibetan community, Los Angeles, California, June 2001, page 53

Origin of Gyallu

Borrowed from Tibetan རྒྱལ་གླུ། (rgyal glu, literally “Victorious Anthem”).

Questions about Gyallu

What does Gyallu mean?
Gyallu means a Tibetan patriotic song which serves as the de facto national anthem of the Tibetan government-in-exile.
What part of speech is Gyallu?
Gyallu is a proper noun.

Words near Gyallu in the dictionary

  1. gyalectoid
  2. gyaling
  3. gyalings
  4. gyall
  5. gyalls
  6. Gyallu
  7. Gyalrong
  8. Gyalrongic
  9. gyals
  10. Gyalshing
  11. Gyamfi

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