Year: 2022
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: A Note on Tibetan Translations and TransliterationsTibetan words in the following account are represented, in the body of the text, as pronounced, preceded by their nearest English equivalent.They are then listed in the glossary at the back, followed by transliterations from the Tibetan script, in accordance with the system developed by Wylie (1959).For example, when I discuss mutual aid societies among the Tibetans, in the body of the text, I write: mutual aid society (kyiduk).In the glossary at the back, I write: kyiduk, skyid-sdugs, mutual aid society.Occasionally, very common Tibetan or Nepali words appear in the main text without their English equivalents.They are italicized to mark them as foreign, yet they are modified grammatically as if they were English words.For example, Tibetans eat tsampa and wear chubas.Nepali people pay for their goods in rupees.
Source: Berghahn Books
Author: Ann Frechette
Language: English
Topic: Indian and Buddhist Studies
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4298639729