thangka

English

Alternative forms

• tanka, tangka, thanka

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan ཐང་ཀ (thang ka, literally “painting”).

Noun

thangka (plural thangka or thangkas)

1. A painted or embroidered linen banner, usually depicting Buddhist themes, originating in Tibet; a prayer flag.
   • 1996, Gerald Christianson, Thomas M. Izbicki, editors, Nicholas of Cusa on Christ and the Church, BRILL, →ISBN, page 265:

     When the talks by Lama Thubten Yeshe on Buddhist and Christian meditation were published, the text included a reproduction of a Christian icon and a Tibetan thangka.

   • 2002, David Reed, The Rough Guide to Nepal, Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 70:

     Like so many things in Nepal, thangka—Tibetan ritual paintings—are now cranked out for the tourist market, yet the best ones remain undiminished by commercialization, and even the cheapest can't hide the dense Buddhist symbolism inherent in the form.

Translations

painted or embroidered linen banner

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• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 唐卡 (zh) (tángkǎ)

• Finnish: thangka
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• Nepali: थान्का (thānkā)
• Newar: पौभा (paubhā)
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• Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ (thang ka)
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Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Tibetan ཐང་ཀ (thang ka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑŋkɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]

Noun

thangka

1. thangka

Declension

Inflection of thangka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		thangka	thangkat
genitive		thangkan	thangkojen
partitive		thangkaa	thangkoja
illative		thangkaan	thangkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		thangka	thangkat
accusative	nom.	thangka	thangkat
	gen.	thangkan
genitive		thangkan	thangkojen thangkainrare
partitive		thangkaa	thangkoja
inessive		thangkassa	thangkoissa
elative		thangkasta	thangkoista
illative		thangkaan	thangkoihin
adessive		thangkalla	thangkoilla
ablative		thangkalta	thangkoilta
allative		thangkalle	thangkoille
essive		thangkana	thangkoina
translative		thangkaksi	thangkoiksi
abessive		thangkatta	thangkoitta
instructive		—	thangkoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of thangka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative thangkani thangkani accusative nom. thangkani thangkani gen. thangkani genitive thangkani thangkojeni thangkainirare partitive thangkaani thangkojani inessive thangkassani thangkoissani elative thangkastani thangkoistani illative thangkaani thangkoihini adessive thangkallani thangkoillani ablative thangkaltani thangkoiltani allative thangkalleni thangkoilleni essive thangkanani thangkoinani translative thangkakseni thangkoikseni abessive thangkattani thangkoittani instructive — — comitative — thangkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative thangkasi thangkasi accusative nom. thangkasi thangkasi gen. thangkasi genitive thangkasi thangkojesi thangkaisirare partitive thangkaasi thangkojasi inessive thangkassasi thangkoissasi elative thangkastasi thangkoistasi illative thangkaasi thangkoihisi adessive thangkallasi thangkoillasi ablative thangkaltasi thangkoiltasi allative thangkallesi thangkoillesi essive thangkanasi thangkoinasi translative thangkaksesi thangkoiksesi abessive thangkattasi thangkoittasi instructive — — comitative — thangkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative thangkamme thangkamme accusative nom. thangkamme thangkamme gen. thangkamme genitive thangkamme thangkojemme thangkaimmerare partitive thangkaamme thangkojamme inessive thangkassamme thangkoissamme elative thangkastamme thangkoistamme illative thangkaamme thangkoihimme adessive thangkallamme thangkoillamme ablative thangkaltamme thangkoiltamme allative thangkallemme thangkoillemme essive thangkanamme thangkoinamme translative thangkaksemme thangkoiksemme abessive thangkattamme thangkoittamme instructive — — comitative — thangkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative thangkanne thangkanne accusative nom. thangkanne thangkanne gen. thangkanne genitive thangkanne thangkojenne thangkainnerare partitive thangkaanne thangkojanne inessive thangkassanne thangkoissanne elative thangkastanne thangkoistanne illative thangkaanne thangkoihinne adessive thangkallanne thangkoillanne ablative thangkaltanne thangkoiltanne allative thangkallenne thangkoillenne essive thangkananne thangkoinanne translative thangkaksenne thangkoiksenne abessive thangkattanne thangkoittanne instructive — — comitative — thangkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative thangkansa thangkansa accusative nom. thangkansa thangkansa gen. thangkansa genitive thangkansa thangkojensa thangkainsarare partitive thangkaansa thangkojaan thangkojansa inessive thangkassaan thangkassansa thangkoissaan thangkoissansa elative thangkastaan thangkastansa thangkoistaan thangkoistansa illative thangkaansa thangkoihinsa adessive thangkallaan thangkallansa thangkoillaan thangkoillansa ablative thangkaltaan thangkaltansa thangkoiltaan thangkoiltansa allative thangkalleen thangkallensa thangkoilleen thangkoillensa essive thangkanaan thangkanansa thangkoinaan thangkoinansa translative thangkakseen thangkaksensa thangkoikseen thangkoiksensa abessive thangkattaan thangkattansa thangkoittaan thangkoittansa instructive — — comitative — thangkoineen thangkoinensa