byi ba

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བྱི་བ
1) (Tha mi dad pa) lose hair, become bald; 2) mouse/ rat [R]; 3) mouse year [one of 12 year cycle] [IW]

rat, mouse, mice; a mouse/ rat; byi ba, byi ba, byi ba intr. v [RY]

a rat [RY]

1) (Tha mi dad pa lose hair, become bald; 2) mouse/ rat; 3) mouse year [IW]

marmots [RY]

rat, mouse, ravish, rape, 1 of 12 dus tshod [JV]

(med) Rat or mouse (Drungtso 1999). Synonyms : tsi tsi, 'bigs byed, rlung chung (Jam-dpal)
byi ba ni / tsi tsi / 'bigs byed / rlung chung zer / khyim du gnas pa gos 'bru za ba'o / rgyud las / byi ba'i pags pas rnag sna 'dren / bya brun byi byi brun gnyis kyis rnag sna 'dren / zhes so / (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, pdf p 275)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (30_105) byi ba'i brun (30_083) byi ba'i pags (33_136) byi ba'i mig. Jam-dpal (pdf p 275) byi ba

According to Jam-dpal's description rather the ordinary House mouse (Mus musculus) than a black House rat (Rattus rattus) or the wild brown rat (Rattus norvegicus). But the names mouse and rat are common names, according to the animal size. They can be applied to different species and genera.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 09:29, 16 February 2024 (EST)