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historical book, annals [RY] | historical book, annals [RY] | ||
Borrowed from Persian دفتر (''daftar''), ultimately from Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (''diphthérā'', “parchment”). The spelling with གཏེར ([[deb gter]]) is based on a folk etymology connecting it to the meaning "treasure". Thus it appears that this is the origin of ''[[deb]]'', the main Tibetan word for | Borrowed from Persian دفتر (''daftar''), ultimately from Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (''diphthérā'', “parchment”). The spelling with གཏེར ([[deb gter]]) is based on a folk etymology connecting it to the meaning "treasure". Thus it appears that this is the origin of ''[[deb]]'', the main Tibetan word for "book". [Erick Tsiknopoulos] | ||
[[Category:Tibetan Dictionary]] [[Category:rydic2003]] [[Category:da]] | [[Category:Tibetan Dictionary]] [[Category:rydic2003]] [[Category:da]] | ||
Revision as of 04:26, 3 April 2021
anal, chronicle, records, documents, records, catalogues, registers, lists, books [RY]
annals, chronicle, records, documents, records, catalogues, registers, lists, books [IW]
register, documents, catalogues, anything recorded in writing or stitched together [JV]
historical book, annals [RY]
Borrowed from Persian دفتر (daftar), ultimately from Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā, “parchment”). The spelling with གཏེར (deb gter) is based on a folk etymology connecting it to the meaning "treasure". Thus it appears that this is the origin of deb, the main Tibetan word for "book". [Erick Tsiknopoulos]