lạt-ma

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 喇嘛, ultimately from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːt̚˧˨ʔ maː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ maː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ maː˧˧]

Noun

lạt-ma

(Buddhism) lama

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