གླིང་བུ་

གླིང་བུ། (Wyl. gling bu ) Pron.: lingbu

• Skt. वंशः, vaṁśa, Pron.: vansha. From Sanskrit: accord. to | also | the upper timbers or beams of a house, the rafters or laths fastened to the beams | of a roof | a cross-beam, joist, joint | a reed-pipe, flute, fife | the back-bone, spine | a hollow or tubular bone | the upper nasal bone | the central projecting part of a scimitar or sabre | the line of a pedigree or genealogy (from its resemblance to the succession of joints in a bamboo), lineage race, family, stock | (•esp. a noble race, a dynasty of kings, a list of teachers | offspring, a son | a succession or collection of similar things, assemblage multitude, host (as of chariots, stars) | a •partic. measure of length (= 10 Hastas) | a •partic. musical note | pride, arrogance | bamboo-manna | N. of Vishṇu [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW