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Tibetology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The study of Tibet and its history and culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Tibet + -ology.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 藏學 /藏学 (zàngxué) — the study of Tibet and its history and culture
  • Danish: tibetologi — the study of Tibet and its history and culture
  • Finnish: tibetologia — the study of Tibet and its history and culture
  • French: tibétologie — the study of Tibet and its history and culture
  • Georgian: ტიბეტოლოგია (ṭibeṭologia) — the study of Tibet and its history and culture
  • Japanese: チベット学 (chibettogaku) — the study of Tibet and its history and culture
  • Kazakh: тибеттану (tibettanu) — the study of Tibet and its history and culture
  • Mongolian: төвд судлал (tövd sudlal) — the study of Tibet and its history and culture
  • Mongolian: төвөд судлал (tövöd sudlal) — the study of Tibet and its history and culture
  • Mongolian: түвд судлал (tüvd sudlal) — the study of Tibet and its history and culture
  • Portuguese: tibetologia — the study of Tibet and its history and culture
  • Russian: тибетоло́гия (tibetológija) — the study of Tibet and its history and culture
  • Russian: тибетове́дение (tibetovédenije) — the study of Tibet and its history and culture
  • Tibetan: བོད་རིག་པ (bod rig pa) — the study of Tibet and its history and culture