khra

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hawk [RY]

many-colored, variegated, mottled, striped, colored array, hawk, sparrow-hawk, falcon [syn: bya khra dang, gyo, ba, ri bong za] [IW]

many-colored, variegated, mottled, striped, colored array, hawk, sparrow-hawk, falcon * lie, stripes [IW]

eagle, butes hemilasius temminch et schlegel, cheat, hawk, falcon, sparrow-hawk, tribe in Tibet, lie, falsehood, liar, a naga king, letter, hawk, brightly [JV]

1) many-colored, variegated, mottled, striped. 2) colored array, multicolored. 3) hawk, sparrow-hawk, falcon. Syn khra glag 4) a lie, false-hood, liar. 5) studded gems, jewelry. 5) to cheat; a falcon; hawks; stripped; a hawk [RY]

(med) Sparrow-hawk, Accipiter nisus (Drungtso 1999, Phrin Las 1987). khra'i sgo nga, Sparrow-hawk egg and dung. byes khra, Harrier. rgya khra, Indian Harrier (Phrin Las 1987).
khra is a generic name in the falcon-like order for falcons or Hawks, Kestrels, Merlins, Harriers etc., with few specific names, like ne'u le for Upland Buzzard. Eagles are glag. The thangka image does not allow to identify a distinct species (David Holler, tibetbirds). Johannes Schmidt (talk) 19:41, 28 November 2021 (UTC)