Category:Tibetan terms by usage

Tibetan terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Tibetan archaic terms: Tibetan terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
• Category:Tibetan colloquialisms: Tibetan terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
• Category:Tibetan dialectal terms: Tibetan terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
• Category:Tibetan endearing terms: Tibetan terms that are used to show affection or endearment to another person.
• Category:Tibetan honorific terms: Tibetan honorific terms, which are used to show deference and respect.
• Category:Tibetan short forms: Tibetan terms that are short forms of other terms, often used informally.
• Category:Tibetan terms with archaic senses: Tibetan terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
• Category:Tibetan terms with historical senses: Tibetan terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
• Category:Tibetan terms with obsolete senses: Tibetan terms that are no longer in current use, but found in older texts.
• Category:Tibetan terms with rare senses: Tibetan rarely used terms or terms with rarely used senses.