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German
Etymology
Gebet + -s- + Fahne
Pronunciation
Noun
Gebetsfahne f (genitive Gebetsfahne, plural Gebetsfahnen)
- (Buddhism) prayer flag
- Synonym: (less common) Gebetsflagge
2012 August 18, Clemens Ludwig, “Nepal: Buddhas exakter Geburtsort”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Auch heute üben die Bodhibäume eine große Anziehungskraft auf Menschen aus, die spirituell auf der Suche sind. Die Stämme sind von unzähligen Gebetsfahnen umwickelt, an vielen Stellen sind kleine Altäre angebracht, oder es brennen Räucherstäbchen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Gebetsfahne
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