珠穆朗瑪峰
See also: 珠穆朗玛峰
Chinese
Mount Everest | peak; summit | ||
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trad. (珠穆朗瑪峰/珠穆朗瑪峯) | 珠穆朗瑪 | 峰/峯 | |
simp. (珠穆朗玛峰) | 珠穆朗玛 | 峰 |
Etymology
From 珠穆朗瑪/珠穆朗玛 (Zhūmùlǎngmǎ, from Tibetan ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ (jo mo glang ma, “Holy Mother”)) + 峰 (fēng, “peak”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
珠穆朗瑪峰
- Mount Everest (the high peak on the Tibetan–Nepali border, officially known as Mount Zhumulangma within China)
Synonyms
- 珠穆朗瑪/珠穆朗玛 (Zhūmùlǎngmǎ)
- 珠峰 (Zhūfēng)
- 聖母峰/圣母峰 (Shèngmǔ Fēng)
- (obsolete) 埃佛勒斯峰 (Āifólèsī Fēng)
Descendants
- → English: Qomolangma Feng (calque)