- mgo dkar/
- ID:
- T45052
- མགོ་དཀར (Tibetan, Tibetan script, Original)
- > mgo dkar/ (Tibetan, Latin script, Transliteration-THL Extended Wylie Transliteration)
The term is used in the pre-modern period to refer to Europeans; our clearest evidence is that it was used to refer to Catholic missionaries present in Tibet. Its referring to "Mohammadeans" has been contested.
- Basic Syllabic Etymology:
- white-headed
Etymology
- language:
- English
- Author:
- David DiValerio
Other Dictionaries
2. Negi Tibetan-Sanskrit Dictionary
vi. = མགོ་དཀར་པོ śvetaśiraḥ — puruṣaḥ… śvetaśiro viraladanta kṛśāṅgarūpaḥ la.vi.95kha/136.
- language:
- Sanskrit
- Grammars:
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