ལྕགས་ལམ
Tibetan
Etymology
Calque of Mandarin 鐵路/铁路 (tiělù).
Pronunciation
- Old Tibetan: /*lt͡ɕaks.lam/
- Lhasa: /t͡ɕa(k̚)ˀ˥˥.lam˥˥/
- Old Tibetan:
- IPA(key): /*lt͡ɕaks.lam/ (reconstructed)
- Ü-Tsang
- Tibetan Pinyin: jagf-lamf
- (Lhasa) IPA(key): /t͡ɕa(k̚)ˀ˥˥.lam˥˥/
Noun
ལྕགས་ལམ • (lcags lam)
- railway, railroad
Derived terms
- ས་འོག་ལྕགས་ལམ (sa 'og lcags lam, “subway”)