བླ

See also: བློ

Tibetan

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan; cognate with Chinese 魄 (OC *pʰraːɡ) and Burmese လိပ်ပြာ (lippra).

Also related to 白 (OC *braːɡ, “white”), see there for more.

Pronunciation

Old Tibetan: /*bla/
Lhasa: /la˥˥/
Batang: /la˥˧/

Old Tibetan:
- IPA^(key): /*bla/ (reconstructed)
Ü-Tsang
- Tibetan pinyin: la^f
- (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /la˥˥/
Khams
- (Batang) IPA^(key): /la˥˧/

Noun

བླ • (bla)

soul, spirit, life force

Derived terms

བླ་མ (bla ma)
བླ་རི (bla ri)

References

“བླ” in The Tibetan Living Dictionary, Mandala Collections, 2021.
“བླ” in Tibetan-English Dictionary.