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喇嘛 (Lǎ ma) — lama

Definition

A lama is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher or monk. In the example 这位喇嘛来自西藏, 喇嘛 refers to a specific religious figure, typically of high spiritual rank.

noun
lama
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 喇嘛。
    Zhè wèi Lǎ ma lái zì xī zàng.
    This lama comes from Tibet.
  • 喇嘛。
    Hěn duō xìn tú qù sì miào bài jiàn Lǎ ma.
    Many believers go to the temple to visit the lama.
  • 喇嘛。
    Zhè wèi Lǎ ma zhèng zài gěi dì zǐ men jiǎng jīng.
    This lama is giving a sermon to his disciples.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
音译yīnyìTransliteration

The characters spell the sound of a foreign word; their individual meanings play no part.

喇lā
嘛ma

The characters carry no meaning of their own here; the word spells the religious title lama.

Sound-only characters

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