Meaning in the sources
Source-reportedMeaning: “horse” + “neck”
From རྟ (rta, “horse”) + མགྲིན (mgrin, “neck”). Calque of Sanskrit हयग्रीव (hayagrīva), made from हय (haya, “horse”) + ग्रीवा (grīvā, “neck”).
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: རྟ་མགྲིནCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Chinese Wiktionary: རྟ་མགྲིནCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

