See also: tulkā

English

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Noun

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tulka (plural tulkas)

  1. (Buddhism) In Tibetan Mahayana, a particular high-ranking lama who can choose their own manner of rebirth.
    Since the Dalai Lama is a tulka, he can choose to be reborn as he pleases to serve humanity.

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Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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  • tulokja (chiefly in a derogatory sense, without any possessive sense)

Etymology

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tulok +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtulkɒ]
  • Hyphenation: tul‧ka

Noun

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tulka

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of tulok

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative tulka
accusative tulkát
dative tulkának
instrumental tulkával
causal-final tulkáért
translative tulkává
terminative tulkáig
essive-formal tulkaként
essive-modal tulkául
inessive tulkában
superessive tulkán
adessive tulkánál
illative tulkába
sublative tulkára
allative tulkához
elative tulkából
delative tulkáról
ablative tulkától
non-attributive
possessive - singular
tulkáé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
tulkáéi

Latvian

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Noun

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tulka m

  1. genitive singular of tulks