Translingual

Letter

ད

1. Tibetan letter da

Tibetan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*da/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: ta^v
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /tʰa˩˧/

Adverb

ད • ‎(da)

1. now, presently, nowadays

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*da/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: da
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /taˑ/

Particle

ད • ‎(da)

1. (colloquial, after the emphasised word in the sentence) it is true, to be sure, indeed

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*da/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: da
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /taˑ/

Particle

ད • ‎(da)

1. imperative particle