adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/tɪˈbɛtən/
[thɪˈbɛthn̩]
[thɪˈbɛʔn̩]
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to Tibet, the Tibetan people, culture, or language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A native of Tibet
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A language of Tibet
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or characteristic of Tibet or its people or their language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Tibetan monks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Himalayish language spoken in Tibet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Himalayish
6
noun
Meaning 6
a native or inhabitant of Tibet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Tibet Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tibetan From Tibet + -an.
Across languages
Translations
164 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
տիբեթական
(tibetʻakan)
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Asturian:
tibetanu
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Catalan:
tibetà
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Chinese Mandarin:
藏
(Zàng)
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Chinese Mandarin:
西藏
(Xīzàng)
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Czech:
tibetský
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Danish:
tibetansk
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Dutch:
Tibetaans
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Dutch:
Tibetaanse
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Finnish:
tiibetiläinen
— of or pertaining to Tibet
French:
tibétain
— of or pertaining to Tibet
French:
tibétaine
— of or pertaining to Tibet
German:
tibetisch
— of or pertaining to Tibet
German:
tibetanisch
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Greek:
θιβετιανός
(thivetianós)
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Irish:
Tibéadach
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Japanese:
チベットの
(Chibetto no)
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Kashmiri:
بۄٹہٕ
(bọṭụ)
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Kashmiri:
تِبٔتی
(tibạtī)
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Mongolian:
төвд
(tövd)
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Mongolian:
төвдийн
(tövdiin)
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Norwegian Bokmål:
tibetansk
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tibetansk
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Polish:
tybetański
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Portuguese:
tibetano
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Punjabi:
ਤਿੱਬਤੀ
(tibbatī)
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Romanian:
tibetan
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Russian:
тибе́тский
(tibétskij)
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Spanish:
tibetano
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Swedish:
tibetansk
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Tibetan:
བོད
(bod)
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Ukrainian:
тибе́тський
(tybétsʹkyj)
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Volapük:
Tibätänik
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Welsh:
Tibetaidd
— of or pertaining to Tibet
Armenian:
տիբեթական
(tibetʻakan)
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Asturian:
tibetanu
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Catalan:
tibetà
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Danish:
tibetansk
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Greek:
θιβετιανός
(thivetianós)
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Irish:
Tibéadach
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Mongolian:
төвд
(tövd)
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Mongolian:
төвдийн
(tövdiin)
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Norwegian Bokmål:
tibetansk
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tibetansk
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Portuguese:
tibetano
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Romanian:
tibetan
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Swedish:
tibetansk
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Ukrainian:
тибе́тський
(tybétsʹkyj)
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Volapük:
Tibätänanik
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Volapük:
hi-Tibätänanik
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Volapük:
ji-Tibätänanik
— of or pertaining to Tibetans
Armenian:
տիբեթերեն
(tibetʻeren)
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Asturian:
tibetanu
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Basque:
tibetera
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Catalan:
tibetà
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Danish:
tibetansk
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Greek:
θιβετιανός
(thivetianós)
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Irish:
Tibéidis
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Mongolian:
төвд
(tövd)
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Mongolian:
төвдийн
(tövdiin)
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Nepali:
तिब्बती
(tibbatī)
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Norwegian Bokmål:
tibetansk
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tibetansk
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Portuguese:
tibetano
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Romanian:
tibetan
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Swedish:
tibetansk
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Tibetan:
བོད་སྐད
(bod skad)
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Turkish:
Tibetçe
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Ukrainian:
тибе́тський
(tybétsʹkyj)
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Volapük:
tibätik
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Welsh:
Tibeteg
— of or pertaining to the Tibetan language
Armenian:
տիբեթցի
(tibetʻcʻi)
— a person
Asturian:
tibetanu
— a person
Asturian:
tibetana
— a person
Catalan:
tibetà
— a person
Catalan:
tibetana
— a person
Chinese Mandarin:
藏人
(Zàngrén)
— a person
Czech:
Tibeťan
— a person
Danish:
tibetaner
— a person
Dutch:
Tibetaan
— a person
Dutch:
Tibetaanse
— a person
Esperanto:
tibetano
— a person
Esperanto:
tibetanino
— a person
Finnish:
tiibetiläinen
— a person
French:
Tibétain
— a person
French:
Tibétaine
— a person
German:
Tibeter
— a person
German:
Tibeterin
— a person
Greek:
Θιβετιανός
(Thivetianós)
— a person
Greek:
Θιβετιανή
(Thivetianí)
— a person
Hindi:
तिब्बती
(tibbatī)
— a person
Irish:
Tibéadach
— a person
Japanese:
チベット人
(Chibetto-jin)
— a person
Kazakh:
тибеттік
(tibettık)
— a person
Korean:
티베트인
(Tibeteu-in)
— a person
Korean:
티벳인
(Tibet-in)
— a person
Manchu:
ᡨᠠᠩᡤᡡᡨ
(tanggūt)
— a person
Mongolian:
төвд хүн
(tövd xün)
— a person
Norwegian Bokmål:
tibetaner
— a person
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tibetanar
— a person
Polish:
Tybetańczyk
— a person
Portuguese:
tibetano
— a person
Portuguese:
tibetana
— a person
Romanian:
tibetan
— a person
Romanian:
tibetană
— a person
Russian:
тибе́тец
(tibétec)
— a person
Russian:
тибе́тка
(tibétka)
— a person
Spanish:
tibetano
— a person
Spanish:
tibetana
— a person
Swedish:
tibetan
— a person
Tibetan:
བོད་པ
(bod pa)
— a person
Tibetan:
བོད་རིགས
— a person
Turkish:
Tibetli
— a person
Ukrainian:
тибе́тець
(tybétecʹ)
— a person
Ukrainian:
тибе́тка
(tybétka)
— a person
Volapük:
Tibätänan
— a person
Volapük:
hi-Tibätänan
— a person
Volapük:
ji-Tibätänan
— a person
Welsh:
Tibetiad
— a person
Wutunhua:
suan
— a person
Arabic:
تِبِتِيَّة
(tibitiyya)
— a language
Armenian:
տիբեթերեն
(tibetʻeren)
— a language
Asturian:
tibetanu
— a language
Belarusian:
тыбецкая
(tybjeckaja)
— a language
Belarusian:
тыбэ́цкая
(tybéckaja)
— a language
Catalan:
tibetà
— a language
Cherokee:
ᏘᏇᏔᏂ
(tiquetani)
— a language
Chinese Mandarin:
藏語 /藏语
(Zàngyǔ)
— a language
Czech:
tibetština
— a language
Danish:
tibetansk
— a language
Dutch:
Tibetaans
— a language
Dzongkha:
བོད་སྐད
(bod skad)
— a language
Esperanto:
tibeta lingvo
— a language
Finnish:
tiibet
— a language
French:
tibétain
— a language
Georgian:
ტიბეტური ენა
(ṭibeṭuri ena)
— a language
German:
Tibetisch
— a language
Greek:
θιβετιανά
(thivetianá)
— a language
Hindi:
तिब्बती
(tibbatī)
— a language
Irish:
Tibéidis
— a language
Italian:
tibetano
— a language
Japanese:
チベット語
(Chibetto-go)
— a language
Japhug:
kɯrɯskɤt
— a language
Kazakh:
тибетше
(tibetşe)
— a language
Korean:
티베트어
(Tibeteu-eo)
— a language
Northern Kurdish:
tîbetî
— a language
Manchu:
ᡨᠠᠩᡤᡡᡨ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ
(tanggūt gisun)
— a language
Mongolian:
төвд хэл
(tövd xel)
— a language
Navajo:
Tííbeʼ dineʼé bizaad
— a language
Norwegian Bokmål:
tibetansk
— a language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tibetansk
— a language
Polish:
(język) tybetański
— a language
Portuguese:
tibetano
— a language
Romanian:
tibetană
— a language
Russian:
тибе́тский
(tibétskij)
— a language
Slovak:
tibetčina
— a language
Spanish:
tibetano
— a language
Swahili:
kitibeti
— a language
Swedish:
tibetanska
— a language
Tibetan:
བོད་སྐད
(bod skad)
— a language
Ukrainian:
тибе́тська мо́ва
(tybétsʹka móva)
— a language