ᡀᠠᠰᠠ

Classical Mongolian

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Tibetan ལྷ་ས (lha sa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬa.sa/

Proper noun

ᡀᠠᠰᠠ (lhasa)

1. Lhasa

Alternative forms

• ᠯᠠᠰᠠ (lasa)

Descendants

• > Mongolian: Лхас (Lxas), ᡀᠠᠰᠠ (lhasa) (inherited)
• > Buryat: Һаса (Hasa) (inherited)
• → Manchu: ᠯᠠᠰᠠ (lasa, “Lhasa”)

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᡀᠠᠰᠠ (lhasa)	Лхас (Lxas)

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᡀᠠᠰᠠ (lhasa), from Classical Tibetan ལྷ་ས (lha sa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɬʰas/
• Syllabification: Лхас (1 syllable)

Proper noun

ᡀᠠᠰᠠ • (lhasa)

1. Lhasa (the capital city of Tibet, China)