| 词汇 | polo |
| 词源 | polo. One of the relatively few Tibetan words in English, polo derives from the Tibetan pulu, for the name of the ball hit with the mallet used in the game played on horseback. Polo probably originated in Tibet, was adopted by the Indians, and borrowed from them by British soldiers serving in India during the mid 18th century. Other English words whose ultimate ancestry is Tibetan include “panda” and “yak.” |
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