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Chomolungma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Mount Everest.

Word forms

Chomolungma Chomolangma Qomolangma

Etymology

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".

Synonyms

Zhumulangma Chu-mu-lang-ma
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