Khampa
/ˈkæm.pə/noun
A member of the Tibetan ethnic group traditionally associated with the Kham region of eastern Tibet.
Did you know?Khampas became famous in Western accounts for their horsemanship, distinctive regional dress, and resistance to Chinese rule in Tibet during the twentieth century.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Tibetan
Tibetan
khams
“Kham, a historical-cultural region of eastern Tibet”
Classical Tibetan
Tibetan
pa
“A suffix meaning a person associated with, or belonging to, a place or category”
Traditional Tibetan
Tibetan
khams-pa
“A person from Kham”
19th Century
English
Khampa
“An English rendering of the Tibetan ethnonym khams-pa”
Modern English
English
Khampa
“A member of the Tibetan people traditionally from Kham”