Dalaí Láma
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dalailama"
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)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Dalaí Láma | Dhalaí Láma | nDalaí Láma |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.