thangka
thangka noun: a painted or embroidered linen banner, usually depicting Buddhist themes, originating in Tibet; a prayer flag.
Noun
thangka (plural thangka or thangkas)
- A painted or embroidered linen banner, usually depicting Buddhist themes, originating in Tibet; a prayer flag.
- When the talks by Lama Thubten Yeshe on Buddhist and Christian meditation were published, the text included a reproduction of a Christian icon and a Tibetan thangka.1996, Gerald Christianson, Thomas M. Izbicki, editors, Nicholas of Cusa on Christ and the Church, BRILL, →ISBN, page 265
- Like so many things in Nepal, thangka—Tibetan ritual paintings—are now cranked out for the tourist market, yet the best ones remain undiminished by commercialization, and even the cheapest can't hide the dense Buddhist symbolism inherent in the form.2002, David Reed, The Rough Guide to Nepal, Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 70
thangka meaning in Gujarati, Nepali and Vietnamese
thangka in Gujarati
- thangka
- થાંકા thā̃kā
thangka in Nepali
- painted or embroidered linen banner
- थान्का thānkā
thangka in Vietnamese
- painted or embroidered linen banner
- thangka
Forms of thangka
| plural | thangka |
|---|---|
| plural | thangkas |
| alternative form | tanka |
| alternative form | tangka |
| alternative form | thanka |
Origin of thangka
Borrowed from Tibetan ཐང་ཀ (thang ka, literally “painting”).
Questions about thangka
- What does thangka mean?
- Thangka means a painted or embroidered linen banner, usually depicting Buddhist themes, originating in Tibet; a prayer flag.
- What is thangka in Gujarati?
- Thangka in Gujarati is થાંકા (thā̃kā). See Thangka meaning in Gujarati.
- What part of speech is thangka?
- Thangka is a noun.
- What is the plural of thangka?
- The plural of thangka is thangka.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: thangka (page history and authors); થાંકા (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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