Mongolian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

  1. (Buddhism) nun, bhikkhuni