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Chomolungma

Chomolungma proper noun: mount Everest.

Proper noun

Chomolungma

  1. (uncommon) Mount Everest.
    • The lamas told many stories of the terror of the snows—of gods and demons and creatures far worse than yetis, who guarded the heights and would bring doom to any man who ventured there. But I knew that men, and among them my own people, had climbed high on the other side of Chomolungma, and, though...1956, James Ramsey Ullman, Man of Everest, London: The Reprint Society, →ISBN, page 41
    • Ironically, already Chomolungma herself is showing signs of wear .2001, James E. Harf, Mark Owen Lombardi, Taking Sides: Clashing views on controversial global issues, page 5

Examples of Chomolungma in a sentence

  • But I knew that men, and among them my own people, had climbed high on the other side of Chomolungma, and, though some had been killed, more had returned alive.1956, James Ramsey Ullman, Man of Everest, London: The Reprint Society, →ISBN, page 41:
  • That is not to say that I don't think anything needs to be done for Chomolungma's environment.2014, Ed Douglas, Chomolungma Sings the Blues: Travels Round Everest:

Synonyms of Chomolungma

Forms of Chomolungma

alternative formChomolangma
alternative formQomolangma

Origin of Chomolungma

From Tibetan ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ (jo mo glang ma), from ཇོ་མོ (jo mo, “goddess”) + ?, translated as "Mother of the Universe" or "Goddess Mother of the Snows".

Questions about Chomolungma

What does Chomolungma mean?
Chomolungma means mount Everest.
How do you use Chomolungma in a sentence?
But I knew that men, and among them my own people, had climbed high on the other side of Chomolungma, and, though some had been killed, more had returned alive.
What part of speech is Chomolungma?
Chomolungma is a proper noun.

Words near Chomolungma in the dictionary

  1. chommies
  2. chomo
  3. Chomo Lhari
  4. Chomolangma
  5. Chomolhari
  6. Chomolungma
  7. chomophyte
  8. chomophytes
  9. chomophytic
  10. chomos
  11. Chomoutov

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