lamasery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ləˈmɑːsəɹi/
Etymology
From French lamaserie, irregular formation from lama.
Meanings
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A monastery for lamas.
purposeful melody, reminding veterans of duty on the Himalayan station, of transmundane melody performed upon ancient horns fashioned from the thigh-bones of long-departed priests, in wind-beaten lamaseries miles above the level of a sea at this distance belonging more to legend than geography.
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 490:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lamestery | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lamaseries | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| lamaserai | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lamastery | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lamasary | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
bg будистки манастир (monastery for lamas) · cmn 喇嘛廟 /喇嘛庙 (monastery for lamas) · fi lamaluostari (monastery for lamas) · cmn 喇嘛寺 (monastery for lamas)