Dalai Lama
/ˈdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə/US/ˈdɑːlaɪ ˈlɑːmə/
Dalai Lama noun: the supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism, believed to be an incarnation of Avalokitesvara, and considered the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
Noun
Dalai Lama (plural Dalai Lamas)
- The supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism, believed to be an incarnation of Avalokitesvara, and considered the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
- Of the Mongall Tartars.
The Mongalls are a numerous people, and occupy a large extent of country, from this place to the Kallgan, which ſignifies the everlaſting Wall, or the great wall of China. From this wall they ſtretch themſelves northward as far as the river Amoor; and from the Amoor...[1767, Annual register, or a view of the history and politics and literature for the year, page 38, column 2 - Szechuen troops defending recognized Chinese territory against the raids of the Tibetans declare that by crossing the Kinsha River the forces of the Da Lai Lama have violated the recent truce. The truce established the stream as the boundary between Tibet and China Proper.[1933 December 2, “Tibetan Troops Renew Attack on Sikong”, in The China Weekly Review, volume 67, number 1, →OCLC, page 32, column 2
- Synonyms:
- Grand Lama, Great Lama
- Of the Mongall Tartars.
Dalai Lama meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Telugu
Dalai Lama in Hindi
- the supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism
- दलाईलामा dalāīlāmā, दलाई लामा dalāī lāmā
Dalai Lama in Marathi
- the supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism
- दलाई लामा dalāī lāmā
Dalai Lama in Urdu
- the supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism
- دلائی لاما dlāī lāmā
Dalai Lama in Telugu
- Dalai Lama
- దలైలామా dalailāmā
More languagesFewer languages
- Dalai Lama in Nepali
- दलाइ लामा dalāi lāmā
- Dalai Lama in Arabic
- دَالَاي لَامَا dalay lāmā
- Dalai Lama in Malay
- Dalai Lama
- Dalai Lama in Indonesian
- Dalai Lama
- Dalai Lama in Persian
- دالایی لاما
- Dalai Lama in Thai
- ทะไลลามะ tálai laamá
- Dalai Lama in Vietnamese
- Đạt-lại Lạt-ma
Examples of Dalai Lama in a sentence
- I got a laugh from the Chinese audience when I said I thought that if Jiang and the Dalai Lama did meet, they would like each other very much.2005, Bill Clinton, My Life, volume II, New York: Vintage Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 435:
- At the 2007 APEC Summit in Sydney, I told President Hu I planned to attend a ceremony where the Dalai Lama would receive the Congressional Gold Medal.2010, George W. Bush, Decision Points, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 428:
Synonyms of Dalai Lama
Forms of Dalai Lama
| plural | Dalai Lamas |
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Origin of Dalai Lama
Borrowed from Tibetan ཏཱ་ལའི་བླ་མ (tā la'i bla ma), compound of Mongolian ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠢ (dalai, “ocean”) + Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma, “lama”).
Words formed from Dalai Lama
Questions about Dalai Lama
- What does Dalai Lama mean?
- Dalai Lama means the supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism, believed to be an incarnation of Avalokitesvara, and considered the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
- What is Dalai Lama in Hindi?
- Dalai Lama in Hindi is दलाईलामा (dalāīlāmā), दलाई लामा (dalāī lāmā). See Dalai Lama meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Dalai Lama in a sentence?
- I got a laugh from the Chinese audience when I said I thought that if Jiang and the Dalai Lama did meet, they would like each other very much.
- What part of speech is Dalai Lama?
- Dalai Lama is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Dalai Lama?
- Dalai Lama is pronounced /ˈdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Dalai Lama?
- The plural of Dalai Lama is Dalai Lamas.
Words near Dalai Lama in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Dalai Lama (page history and authors); దలైలామా (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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