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mongolia

Finnish

Etymology

< Mongolia

Noun

mongolia

  1. The Mongolian language.

Declension

Synonyms

  • mongolian kieli

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lamasery

English

Alternative forms

  • lamaserai

Etymology

From French lamaserie, irregular formation from lama.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: la?ma?se?ry
  • IPA(key): /l??m??s??i/

Noun

lamasery (plural lamaseries)

  1. (Buddhism) A monastery for lamas.
    • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 490:
      purposeful melody, reminding veterans of duty on the Himalayan station, of transmundane melody performed upon ancient horns fashioned from the thigh-bones of long-departed priests, in wind-beaten lamaseries miles above the level of a sea at this distance belonging more to legend than geography.

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