lamasery

English

Alternative forms

lamaserai

Etymology

From French lamaserie, irregular formation from lama.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: la‧ma‧se‧ry
IPA^(key): /ləˈmɑːsəɹi/

Noun

lamasery (plural lamaseries)

(Buddhism) A monastery for lamas.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 490:
  purposeful melody, reminding veterans of duty on the Himalayan station, of transmundane melody performed upon ancient horns fashioned from the thigh-bones of long-departed priests, in wind-beaten lamaseries miles above the level of a sea at this distance belonging more to legend than geography.

Translations

monastery for lamas

Chinese:
Mandarin: 喇嘛廟 (zh), 喇嘛庙 (zh) (lǎmamiào), 喇嘛寺 (zh) (lǎmasì)

Finnish: lama luostari
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

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