Tibetic

[ ti-bet-ik ]

noun
  1. a subdivision within the Tibeto-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages, comprising numerous languages including Tibetan, Sherpa, and Sikkimese.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Tibetic.

  2. of or relating to any of the peoples speaking a Tibetic language.

Origin of Tibetic

1
First recorded in 1830–40; earlier Thibetic;Tibet + -ic

Words Nearby Tibetic

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