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Riddle

Bhutanese riddles come in different forms and names. Although they are similar in the nature of being poetic, metaphorical and indirect expressions about the object in question, the medium of the riddles, the mode of explaining and putting the question and the things wagered during the game of riddle are different. Riddle is often used as an exercise for people to think intelligently and also as a competitive entertainment.

  • མཁར་གཏམ། (Dzongkha, Tibetan script, Original)
    • > Riddle (English, Latin script, Translation)
    • > mkhar gtam (Dzongkha, Latin script, THL Extended Wylie Transliteration)
    • > khar tam (Dzongkha, Latin script, THL Simplified Tibetan Transcription)
Subject ID: S7329