- བཙོད་ཀ
- བཙོད།
- ལེབ་རྒན།
- btsod
- btsod ka
- leb rgan
- mañjiṣṭhā
- māñjiṣṭha
- Term
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A distinctive shade of red common in ancient India, now known as “rose madder.” It is derived from the red dye made out of the root of the madder plant (Rubia manjista, Rubia tinctorum).
- madder
- ལེབ་རྒན།
- leb rgan
- māñjiṣṭha
A distinctive shade of red now known as “rose madder,” common in ancient India and derived from the root of the madder plant (Rubia manjista/Rubia tinctorum). According to the Mahāvyutpatti, the Tibetan should be btsod.
- reddish brown
- བཙོད།
- བཙོད་ཀ
- btsod
- btsod ka
- mañjiṣṭhā
A red dye common in ancient India, made from the root of the madder plant (Rubia manjista, Rubia tinctorum), which can be used to achieve a range of hues from pink to crimson. Sometimes known in English as “rose madder.”