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Irish
Etymology
From Tibetan ཏཱ་ལའི་བླ་མ (tā la'i bla ma), compound of Mongolian ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠢ (dalai, “ocean”) + Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma, “lama”).
Proper noun
Dalaí Láma m (genitive Dalaí Láma)
- (Buddhism) Dalai Lama
Mutation
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