p. btab/ f. gdab/ imp. thob/
Biblical: to blaspheme, slander: rdzun gyi dpang po dang /,,skur 'debs/ false testimony and slander (Mt. 15:19), skur pa 'debs pa dang /,,nga rgyal dang /,,blun sems/ slander, pride, and folly (Mk. 7:22), skur ba 'debs mkhan/ slanderers (1 Cor. 6:10), mtshan dam pa de la skur pa 'debs mkhan/ the ones who are slandering the holy name (Jas. 2:7).
Buddhist: see curse.
p. smad/ f. smad/ imp. smod/
Biblical: to criticize, dishonor, mock, or curse: gcig gis gcig la ma smad cig do not slander one another (Jas. 4:11), ma shi ka pa'i spyod lam bzang por smad mkhan rnams/ those who slander Christians' good behavior (1 Pet. 3:16), dpal dang ldan pa rnams la smad par mi 'jigs so/ not afraid to slander celestial beings [lit. glorious ones] (2 Pet. 2:9,10).
Buddhist: smod pa/ 1) to use harsh speech tshig rtsub/ , to ridicule 'phya tshig, or to verbally abuse dma' 'bebs byed pa/ (TDC 2174); 2) to deprecate, speak against: 'dul ba'i bstan pa smad/ [some] spoke against the Vinaya scriptures (TRC 152).
Cognates: smad sgra gtong mkhan/ a slanderer (1 Cor. 6:10 SV).
Biblical: slander: phra ma dang /,,dkon mchog la sdang ba/ slanderers and God haters (Rom. 1:30), sems ngan dang /,,g.yo sgyu dang /,,zol zog dang /,,phrag dog dang /,,phra ma thams cad spongs shig rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind (1 Pet. 2:1).
Buddhist: phra ma/ or slander, is one of the ten non-virtues, defined as: phra ma zer ba ni/,,gzhi sems can mthun pa dang /,,mi mthun pa de tsho la bsam pa dug gsum gang rung gi dbang gis sems can mthun pa de tsho mi mthun par bzo 'dod pa dang /,,mi mthun pa de tsho rgyang ring du gtong bar 'dod pa'i bsam pa lta bu dang /,,sbyor ba sems can mthun pa dang mi mthun pa de tsho'i bar du dkrugs shing gi skad cha dper na/,,khyed rang la khos skad cha sdug chags 'di 'dras 'di 'dras shod kyi 'dug zer ba/ slander is the wish, under the power of one of the three poisons, to sow discord among friendly or unfriendly persons. It seeks to make friends unfriendly and drive those who are already unfriendly even farther apart. The action is inflammatory speech; e.g. "he said such and such vile things about you" (TRC 244).
p. dmod/ [lit. curse, insult]
Biblical: to verbally abuse or slander: pho nya rnams dbang dang stobs che'ang gtso bo'i drung du de rnams la mi dmod do/ even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not bring slanderous accusations against such beings in the presence of the Lord (2 Pet. 2:11).
Buddhist: see curse.
[lit. evil speech]
Biblical: The NT uses compounds of ngan/ with other verbs to express "spoken evil" (slander) in the sense of the English phrase "to speak evil of": kha ngan lab na gtam snyan smra'o/ when we are slandered, we answer kindly (1 Cor. 4:13), su'i skor la'ang ngan pa mi zer ba/ slander no one (Tit. 3:2); 2) tshig ngan/ [lit. word + evil] insults, abuse, rude words: tshig ngan smra mkhan/ a slanderer (1 Cor. 5:11), khro ba dang /,,gtum pa dang /,,gnod sems dang /,,skyon mtshang 'dru ba dang /,,kha nas tshig ngan smra ba spongs shig anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language (Col. 3:8); 3) 'phya ba/ derision, jeering, mocking: dgra bor nga tshor 'phya ba'i skabs mi gtong ba/ to give the enemy no opportunity for slander (1 Tim. 5:14); 4) rdzun gtam zhus pa/ to make a false accusation: khos mi dbang chen por nga'i skor la rdzun gtam zhus pa yin/ he has slandered your servant to my lord the king (2 Sam. 19:27); 5) skyon 'grus ba/ gossip, slander (KTM); 6) skyon gtags pa/ name calling (KTM); 7) tshig rtsub/ harsh speech: gzhan la rkun ma dang /,,lkugs pa zer ba sogs kyis gzhan gyi lus ngag yid gsum dang /,,spyod lam sogs kyi sgo nas skyon brjod kyi tshig ngan lab pa lta bu red/ to criticize another's body, speech, mind, behavior, and so on by calling another a thief or stupid (TRC 244); 7) ngo tsha dma' 'bebs/ to defame and humiliate (TQP 80).
Proverbs: ngan pa'i rjes la ltas ngan gtam ngan yod/ bad omens and bad news follow a bad man (KPU 21).