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˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ maː˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: lạt ma

Noun

lạt-ma

  1. (Buddhism) lama
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