喇嘛
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (喇嘛) | 喇 | 嘛 | |
| simp. #(喇嘛) | 喇 | 嘛 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Manchu ᠯᠠᠮᠠ (lama), from Classical Mongolian ᠯᠠᠮᠠ (lam-a) and ᠪᠯᠠᠮᠠ (blam-a), from Classical Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): laa1 maa4
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˇ ˙ㄇㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎmå
- Wade–Giles: la3-ma5
- Yale: lǎ-ma
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laa.ma
- Palladius: лама (lama)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lä²¹⁴ mä⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: laa1 maa4
- Yale: lā màh
- Cantonese Pinyin: laa1 maa4
- Guangdong Romanization: la1 ma4
- Sinological IPA (key): /laː⁵⁵ maː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: la̍h-má
- Tâi-lô: la̍h-má
- Phofsit Daibuun: laqmar
- IPA (Xiamen): /la(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mã⁵³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: la1 ma1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: la ma
- Sinological IPA (key): /la³³⁻²³ ma³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Noun
喇嘛
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 喇 | 嘛 |
| ら Hyōgai |
ま Hyōgai |
| kan'yōon | |
Pronunciation
Noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 喇 | 嘛 |
Noun
喇嘛