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| Field | Description | Type |
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Term | An alternate name for the term. | short text |
| Name Type | This field sets whether the name is official or popular. | controlled vocabulary |
| Language | The language of the name. This field is independent of the 'writing system,' which you can learn more about below. | controlled vocabulary |
| Writing System | The alphabet or symbol system used to represent the language. For example, English uses the Latin script. | controlled vocabulary |
| Primary for Popular Romanization View? | Popular romanization is an easy-to-pronounce version of names in roman script, which is intended for audiences around the world. | checkbox |
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| Field | Description | Type |
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Language | The language of the caption. Each caption should only have one language. If you need to include a translation, add a new caption. | controlled vocabulary |
| Caption | The text of the caption. This field should be shorter than 140 characters. Make sure it's general and clear enough to identify the term from a list. | WYSIWYG |
| Author | The author of the caption. By default, this is set to your username. | controlled vocabulary |
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| Field | Description | Type |
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Language | The language of the summary. Each summary should only have one language. If you need to include a translation, add a new summary. | controlled vocabulary |
| Summary | The text of the summary. This should be shorter than 750 characters. | WYSIWYG |
| Author | The author of the summary. By default, this is set to your username. | controlled vocabulary |
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| Field | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
Picture Type | The type of source for the file. Unless you work for the Tibetan and Himalayan Library, this will always be "External." | controlled vocabulary |
| URL | The URL of your image, which is the source for the file. Unless you work for the Tibetan and Himalayan Library, this will always be "External." If your image is on your computer, you can host it using Images in Mandala. You would then paste that image's URL in that field. | short text |
| Caption | A short description of the image. | short text |
| Place (Places Dictionary FID) | A place associated with the image. This field uses Knowledge Maps. | kmap |
| Is Primary | If this is checked, the image will show up before any other illustrations, including in Knowledge Map previews. | checkbox |
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| Field | Description | Type |
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| Term | The name of the new term (if you're creating a child term.) | short text |
| Name Type | This sets whether the name is official or popular. | controlled vocabulary |
| Language | The language of the name. This is independent of the 'writing system,' which you can learn more about below. | controlled vocabulary |
| Writing System | The alphabet or symbol system used to represent the language. For example, English uses the Latin script. | controlled vocabulary |
| Etymology | The etymological origin of the name. | WYSIWYG |
| Primary for Popular Romanization View? | Popular romanization is an easy-to-pronounce version of names in Roman script, which is intended for audiences around the world. | checkbox |
| Term Relation Type | The type of relationship between the original term and the related term (whether new or existing). | controlled vocabulary |
| Perspective | This corresponds to the language for your term. |
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| Field | Description | Type |
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| Is Public | Check this to make the definition available to the public. | checkbox |
| Is Primary | checkbox | |
| Content | The definition for the term. This can include styling, including bold, italics, paragraphs, and lists. | WYSIWYG |
| Numerology | short text | |
| Tense | This will depend on your language; in English, the tense associated with a verb expresses the time in which the action is occurring. | short text |
| Language | The language of the definition. Each definition should only have one language. If you need to include a translation, add a new definition. | controlled vocabulary |
| Author | The author of the definition. Contact mandala@virginia.edu if you need to add people to this list; any Terms editor can be assigned as an author. | controlled vocabulary |
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Unless you're part of the Tibetan and Himalayan Library, this should always be External.
- External
- MMS
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Terms Relation Type
| Value | Definition |
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Is Related To | |
Is Beginning Of | |
| Heads Is Headed By | |
Has A Conjugation | to be has a conjugation am am is a conjugation of to be |
| Is A Full Synonym Of | For two terms that mean the same thing. Example: buy is a full synonym of purchase |
| Is A Partial Synonym Of | For two terms that are similar in meaning, but not exact. |
| Is An Antonym Of | For terms that are opposites. Example: hot is an antonym of cold |
| Is A Literary Correlate Of Is A Colloquial Correlate Of | This relationship is primarily used in the Tibetan language dictionary. It designates a literary equivalent of a colloquial Tibetan term. thams cad is a literary correlate of tshang ma tshang ma is a colloquial correlate of thams cad |
| is a dialectical correlate of | Designates two terms from different dialects that have the same meaning. Example: The word for sweet carbonated beverages can vary across United States dialects. These include: soda (Northeast, Greater Milwaukee, Great St. Louis, California, and Florida), pop (Inland North, Upper Midwest, and Northwest), coke (South), and tonic (Eastern New England possibility) pop is a dialectical correlate of soda |
| is paired with | For two terms that are paired in a general, categorical way, or that seem to be used together often. You can use this as a catch-all if no other relationship applies. |
| is a gloss of is glossed by | |
is a poetic synonym of is the referent of the poetic term | |
is a phrase containing is part of the phrase | feeding frenzy is a phrase containing frenzy frenzy is part of the phrase feeding frenzy |
| is an abbreviation of is the full form of the abbreviation | tsp is an abbreviation of teaspoon teaspoon is the full form of the abbreviation tsp |
| is a compound term containing is part of the compound | bookstore is a compound term containing book book is part of the compound bookstore |
is a numbered set containing is contained in the numbered set | |
| is a paired term with | |
| is an honorific form of has the honorific form of | |
| is a high honorific form of has the high honorific form of | |
| is a double honorific form of has the double honorific form of | |
| is a humilific form of has the humilific form of | |
| is contrasted with | |
is the past tense of has as past tense | ran is the past tense of run run has as past tense ran |
is the future tense of has as future tense | will run is the future tense of run run has as future tense will run |
| is the imperative tense of has as imperative tense |
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