噶 (gá) - An onomatopoeic character representing sounds like laughter, cracking, & used in transliterations of foreign words, especially from

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噶 · gá

An onomatopoeic character representing sounds like laughter, cracking, or snapping;

used in transliterations of foreign words, especially from Tibetan and Mongolian languages.

An onomatopoeic character representing sounds like laughter, cracking,used in transliterations of foreign words, especially from

Usage highlights

Laughing soundSnapping soundKagyu schoolGadan MonasteryGarchenGatang

Synonyms

  • 嘎— similar onomatopoeic character for quacking, creaking sounds
  • 咯— onomatopoeia for cracking or laughing sounds

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He laughed heartily (噶噶地笑).
  • The branch snapped (树枝噶的一声断了).
  • Tibetan Buddhism (藏传佛教噶举派).

Collocations

  • Laughing sound(噶噶笑)
  • Snapping sound(噶的一声)
  • Kagyu school(噶举派)
  • Gadan Monastery(噶丹寺)
  • Garchen(噶尔钦)
  • Gatang(噶塘)

Idioms

  • None commonly used in standard idioms

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Frequently used in transliterations of Tibetan Buddhist terms and personal names.
  • Common in Mongolian and Tibetan place names and religious terminology.
  • Used as an onomatopoeia in Chinese to describe crisp, sharp sounds.

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