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 (gelongm-a)); (regular declension)

1. (Buddhism) nun, bhikkhuni