гэлэнмаа

Mongolian

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan དགེ་སློང་མ (dge slong ma), equivalent to гэлэн (gelen, “monk, bhikkhu”) +‎ -маа (-maa).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ɡiɮəmma/, [ɡiɮɪ(m)ˈma]

Noun

гэлэнмаа • (gelenmaa) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠡᠯᠣᠩᠮ᠎ᠠ (geloŋm-a)); (regular declension)

(Buddhism) nun, bhikkhuni

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