ལགས་ཡིན།
lags yin
The Tibetan word for "yes" is ལགས་ཡིན། (lags yin).
ལགས་ཡིན། is used to indicate agreement or acceptance.
Meaning: word used to indicate agreement or acceptance (particle)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the honorific particle ལགས་ (lags) and the copula ཡིན། (yin), literally meaning 'it is [honorific].'
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
ལགས་ཡིན། is a polite form suitable for speaking to elders, superiors or in formal settings.
How does it change in a sentence?
ལགས་ཡིན། functions as a complete sentence used to affirm a statement.
How do you pronounce it?
lags yin
Did you know?
- Tibetan has different words for 'yes' depending on whether the question asks about a fact or a request for action, meaning ལགས་ཡིན། is not used for every type of agreement.
- If someone asks you if you 'are' something, you might answer with ཡིན། (yin), but if they ask if you 'have' something, the word for 'yes' changes entirely.
- While ལགས་ཡིན། is the formal 'yes', Tibetans often use a simple ལགས་ (lags) as a polite acknowledgment that functions like 'I am listening' or 'Yes, please'.
Examples in context
- ལགས་ཡིན།lag yin.Yes.
