lạt-ma

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 喇嘛, ultimately from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːt̚˧˨ʔ maː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ maː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ maː˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: lạt ma

Noun

lạt-ma

1. (Buddhism) lama