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▪ I. ‖ obo|ˈəʊbəʊ|
[Native word.]
In Mongolia, a ritual cairn of stones.
Quot. 1923 may be a different word.
1923G. Collins Valley of Eyes Unseen 58 The obo consists of slabs of slate..inscribed all over with Tibetan characters. 1934H. Haslund Tents in Mongolia vi. 59 We passed by two colossal heaps of stones, which the caravan men called obos. Ibid., The two obo were..erected at the point where the caravan route crosses the boundary between Inner and Outer Mongolia. 1936P. Fleming News from Tartary v. 134 There were also prayer flags and a good many obos, which are cairns of stones with a wide range of superstitious significance. 1970C. R. Bawden in L. Ligeti Mongolian Studies 65 The worship of the mountains and obos (ritual cairns).
▪ II. obo
var. obbo. |