WBBSE Madhyamik Modern Tibetan First Language flashcards
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- Tsheg
- A Tibetan syllable delimiter that helps identify written syllable boundaries without automatically marking every complete lexical word.
- Shad
- A vertical Tibetan punctuation mark delimiting an appropriate textual unit, whose function is interpreted through actual textual convention.
- Uchen
- A headed Tibetan script style widely used in print, distinguished from cursive styles rather than from another language.
- Wylie
- A systematic representation of Tibetan spelling with Roman letters, not a direct transcription of every modern regional pronunciation.
- Root letter
- The main consonantal element of a written Tibetan syllable, distinguished from prefixes, superscripts and the following suffix.
- Prefix
- A written consonantal element preceding the root in a permissible Tibetan syllable structure, not always separately pronounced in modern speech.
- Superscript
- An orthographic consonant written above the root in a stack, distinguished from a vowel sign or a preceding prefix.
- Subscript
- An orthographic element written below the root in a consonant stack, whose function is distinct from the vowel sign below.
- Connective particle
- A form linking a modifier or possessor to a following expression, with conventional written alternatives selected by the preceding ending.
- Agentive or instrumental particle
- A relational form used in appropriate constructions to mark an agent or means, requiring interpretation of the actual clause.
- La-don
- A traditional grouping of particles used in several relational constructions, not a promise of one identical English preposition everywhere.
- Inherent vowel
- The default vowel associated with a basic Tibetan consonant syllable when another written vowel sign has not replaced it.
- Likeness marker
- An expression such as ལྟར that can make a comparison explicit in a suitable phrase rather than simply naming an object.
- Narrator
- The voice presenting the narrative, which need not be identical to a speaking character or the historical author.
- Epic
- An extended heroic narrative tradition, distinguished from a spelling dictionary, a short private notice and a grammatical case label.
- Namthar
- A life-story genre commonly associated with exemplary religious biography, whose actual account still requires contextual reading rather than assumed detail.
- Honorific
- A respectful linguistic alternative selected according to the referent and social context, not an automatic embellishment for every self-reference.
- Contextual sense
- The interpretation of a word supported by its surrounding construction, especially when one written form has several conventional meanings.
- Head noun
- The main noun characterized by a modifier, possession relation or numeral, identified from the actual construction rather than English order alone.
- Reading evidence
- The particular supplied wording or stated situation supporting an answer, distinguished from an invented continuation or an unseen prescribed chapter.