འགས་པ

Tibetan

Etymology

Schuessler (2007) connects this with Chinese 割 (“tired”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan: /*ᵑɡas.pa/

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• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*ᵑɡas.pa/ (reconstructed)

Verb

འགས་པ • ('gas pa) (nominal form འགས་པ་བ)

1. to cleave; to crack; to burst open