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Thangka is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Thangka in a sentence

Thangka meaning

A painted or embroidered linen banner, usually depicting Buddhist themes, originating in Tibet; a prayer flag.

Using Thangka

  • The main meaning on this page is: A painted or embroidered linen banner, usually depicting Buddhist themes, originating in Tibet; a prayer flag.

Context around Thangka

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tibetan 1× traditional 1×

Often after:

showing 1× paintings 1×

Sentence patterns with Thangka

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in traditional thangka paintings 1× traditional tibetan thangka showing the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dzongsar khyentse 2004 1× it represents the 1×

Common sentence endings:

showing the bhavacakra 1× traditional thangka paintings 1×

Words around Thangka

Just before it in the word index:

thangaraj 2 thangapandian 2 thangam 5 thangal 2 thanga 2 thang 22

Just after it in the word index:

thanh 34 thanhawla 3 thani 94 thania 3 thanjavur 13 thank 5.190

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Thangka

  • In this selection, "thangka" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tibetan, traditional, showing and paintings stand out and add context to how "thangka" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in traditional thangka paintings and traditional tibetan thangka showing the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thangka" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thangka

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Dzongsar Khyentse (2004), p. 3. Explanation of the diagram A traditional Tibetan thangka showing the bhavacakra. (16 words)

It represents the sun, moon, stars, and heavens per standard cosmological symbology abstracted from that seen in traditional thangka paintings. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

It represents the sun, moon, stars, and heavens per standard cosmological symbology abstracted from that seen in traditional thangka paintings. (20 words)

Dzongsar Khyentse (2004), p. 3. Explanation of the diagram A traditional Tibetan thangka showing the bhavacakra. (16 words)

Example sentences (2)

Dzongsar Khyentse (2004), p. 3. Explanation of the diagram A traditional Tibetan thangka showing the bhavacakra.

It represents the sun, moon, stars, and heavens per standard cosmological symbology abstracted from that seen in traditional thangka paintings.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thangka" in a sentence?
An example: "Dzongsar Khyentse (2004), p. 3. Explanation of the diagram A traditional Tibetan thangka showing the bhavacakra." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "thangka" from authentic English texts.
What does "thangka" mean?
Thangka means: A painted or embroidered linen banner, usually depicting Buddhist themes, originating in Tibet; a prayer flag.
How many example sentences with "thangka" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "thangka", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.