Transliteration: rtsid pa
<noun> "Tsipa". The long hair of the འབྲི་ Dri, གཡག་ Yak, and related animals which is obtained from the hind region of the body. The hair is long and very strong. It is used amongst other things for making tents. This is in contrast to the སྤུ་ short hair from the front part of the animal which is not so long, not so coarse, and more pliable.