ནད་པ

Tibetan

Etymology

From ནད (nad, “illness, disease”) +‎ པ (pa, “nominalization suffix”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan: /*nat.pa/
• Lhasa: /nɛː˩˨.paˑ/

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• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*nat.pa/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan pinyin: nae^v-ba
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /nɛː˩˨.paˑ/

Noun

ནད་པ • (nad pa)

1. sick person, invalid
2. patient, person receiving medical treatment