ngari
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/ˈnjɐːɹiː/
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/ˈnjɐːɹiː/ · /ˈŋɐːɹiː/
Definition of ngari
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- A Meitei traditional food item made of ingredients such as fermented fish
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- A Meitei traditional food item made of ingredients such as fermented fish
- A Meitei traditional food item made of ingredients such as fermented fish
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A prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
“Tibet is divided into four parts; Ngari (Neri), a pretty large country, is the fourth ; it lies to the south, and borders on countries inhabited by people who are known by the names of Lataka and Gougoutsie.”
“At the same time, in the western areas of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Ngari area also launched a Buddhism revival movement. As it appeared on the upper route of the Ngari area, Tibetologists called it the ^([sic]) "the upper route spread of Tibetan Buddhism".”
“I had met him in Ngari in 1997, when he was Commissioner of Ngari Prefecture, and struck up a friendship with him through our mutual love of photography.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Tibetan མངའ་རིས (mnga' ris).
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