Dalai Lama
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Tibetan ཏཱ་ལའི་བླ་མ (tā la'i bla ma), compound of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mongolian ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠢ (dalai, “ocean”) + Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma, “lama”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (UK): (file) - Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value US is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈdɑːlaɪ ˈlɑːmə/
Noun
Dalai Lama (plural Dalai Lamas)
- (Tibetan Buddhism) The supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism, believed to be an incarnation of Avalokitesvara, and considered the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
Related terms
Translations
the supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism
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German
Pronunciation
Noun
Dalai Lama m (genitive Dalai Lamas, plural Dalai Lamas)
- Dalai Lama (head of Tibetan Buddhism)
Further reading
- “Dalai Lama” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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