ངའི་མིང་ལ་
ngai ming la
The English phrase "my name is" is translated into Tibetan as ངའི་མིང་ལ་ (ngai ming la).
This phrase is used to identify yourself.
Meaning: a way to identify oneself (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase breaks down into the following parts: ངའི་ (ngai), which is the possessive form of "I" (ང་) meaning "my". མིང་ (ming), meaning "name". Literally, the phrase means "as for my name" or "my name to".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase is composed of three parts: the possessive ངའི་ (ngai), the noun མིང་ (ming) and the particle ལ་ (la).
How do you pronounce it?
ngai ming la
Did you know?
- Tibetan names are often given by a lama and may consist of two words, both of which are typically auspicious meanings like 'Tenzin' or 'Dolma'.
- Many Tibetans do not have a traditional family surname, so ངའི་མིང་ལ་ introduces a personal name rather than a family lineage.
- The Tibetan script used to write ངའི་མིང་ལ་ is an abugida, meaning the vowels are marks attached to the consonants rather than separate letters.
