Dalaí Láma
See also: dalai-lama, dalai lama, Dalai Lama, dalai láma, and dalaï-lama
Irish
Etymology
From Tibetan ཏཱ་ལའི་བླ་མ (tā la'i bla ma), compound of Mongolian ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠢ (dalai, “ocean”) + Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma, “lama”).
Proper noun
Dalaí Láma m (genitive Dalaí Láma)
- (Buddhism) Dalai Lama
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Dalaí Láma | Dhalaí Láma | nDalaí Láma |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||