Tibet

== English == === Alternative forms === Thibet, Tebet, Tibat, Tobbat (obsolete) Tibbet (obsolete) === Etymology === Of unclear origin, but probably from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰯𐰇𐱅 (Töpüt) ('hilly, mountainous place') via Classical Persian تبت (tabbat, tubbat). In one proposed etymology the ultimate origin is Tibetan བོད (Bod), used in the compound name Tibetan སྟོད་བོད (stod bod, “Upper Tibet”), pronounced Tö-pöt, from སྟོད (stod, “upper, higher”) +‎ བོད (bod, “Tibet”). In another proposal, the name comes via Classical Mongolian [script needed] (Töpüt) from an alteration of Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰯𐰇 (töpü, “height, summit”). Bialek instead derives the name from Old Tibetan དཔོན (dpon, “leader, ruler”) +‎ Old Turkic -𐱅 (-t²) plural suffix and a epenthetic vowel to break up the non-Turkic initial consonant cluster [tp]; according to her, Middle Chinese 吐蕃 (thuX bjon) comes from the same source. === Pronunciation === enPR: tĭ-bĕt', tə-bĕt', IPA(key): /tɪˈbɛt/, /təˈbɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Proper noun === Tibet A geographic region in Central Asia (mostly in China), the homeland of the Tibetan people, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau. Synonyms: Tibetan Plateau, Tibet Plateau For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Tibet. (historical) A former country in East Asia that existed from 1912 until its annexation by China in 1951. Synonym: Hermit Kingdom For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Tibet. An autonomous region of China. Official name: Tibet Autonomous Region. Capital: Lhasa. Synonyms: Tibet Autonomous Region, Xizang ==== Usage notes ==== In Tibetan, བོད (bod, “Bod”) properly refers to the entire plateau region that is translated to English as Tibet or Tibetan Plateau, of which Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治區／西藏自治区 (Xīzàng Zìzhìqū)) only forms one part. In international media, Tibet is often used as the shorthand name for Tibet Autonomous Region. In modern Chinese of the People's Republic of China, 西藏 (Xīzàng) refers to Tibet Autonomous Region (including Arunachal Pradesh administered by India), but is named after Tibetan དབུས་གཙང (dbus gtsang, “Ü-Tsang”), one of the traditional provinces of Tibet that includes the capital Lhasa. Today in the complex politics surrounding Tibet, the use of Tibet for the entire plateau can be offensive to Chinese people particularly in the People's Republic of China, while the use of Tibet exclusively for Tibet Autonomous Region can be offensive to Tibetan people. Additionally, when the term Tibetan Plateau is used consistently instead of Tibet to refer to བོད (bod), it can also be considered insensitive to Tibetan people. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Countries and territories of the world === References === === Further reading === Tibet on Wikiquote.Wikiquote “Tibet”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “Tibet”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “Tibet”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026 == Breton == === Proper noun === Tibet Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people) Tibet (an autonomous region of China) == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [tiˈβɛt] IPA(key): (Balearic) unknown IPA(key): (Valencia) [tiˈbet] === Proper noun === Tibet m Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people) Tibet (an autonomous region of China) ==== Derived terms ==== tibetà ==== Related terms ==== Regió Autònoma del Tibet == Czech == === Proper noun === Tibet m inan (relational adjective tibetský, demonym Tibeťan, female demonym Tibeťanka) Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people) Tibet (an autonomous region of China) ==== Declension ==== == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Tibet n Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people) Tibet (an autonomous region of China) == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ti.bɛ/ === Proper noun === Tibet m Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people) Tibet (an autonomous region of China) ==== Derived terms ==== Tibétain/Tibétaine tibétain/tibétaine === Anagrams === bitte == German == === Alternative forms === Thibet (obsolete) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtiːbɛt/ === Proper noun === Tibet n (proper noun, genitive Tibets or (optionally with an article) Tibet) Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people) Tibet (an autonomous region of China) ==== Related terms ==== Tibeter, Tibetaner tibetisch, tibetanisch Tibetisch === Further reading === “Tibet” in Duden online === Anagrams === bitte == Interlingua == === Proper noun === Tibet Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people) Tibet (an autonomous region of China) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Tibet Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people) Tibet (an autonomous region of China) ==== Related terms ==== tibetaner tibetansk == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Tibet Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people) Tibet (an autonomous region of China) ==== Related terms ==== tibetanar tibetansk == Romanian == === Proper noun === Tibet n Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people) Tibet (an autonomous region of China) == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tǐbet/ Hyphenation: Ti‧bet === Proper noun === Tìbet m inan (Cyrillic spelling Тѝбет) Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people) Tibet (an autonomous region of China) ==== Declension ==== == Turkish == === Proper noun === Tibet Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people) Tibet (an autonomous region of China) ==== Declension ==== == Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɪˈbɛt/ === Proper noun === Tibet f (not mutable) Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people) Tibet (an autonomous region of China) ==== Derived terms ==== llinos goch Tibet (“Tibetan rosefinch”) Tibetaidd Tibeteg Tibetiad taglys Tibet (“Russian vine”, literally “bindweed of Tibet”) === Further reading === Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “Tibet”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[8], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN