English Explanatory Dictionary

prayer flag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A colourful rectangular cloth hung from a thread and strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas by practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes.

Word forms

prayer flag prayer flags

Synonyms

thangka

Related words

wind horse
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