Dalai Lama
German, noun/ˌda(ː)laɪ̯ˈlaːma/
Dalai Lama is spelled D-A-L-A-I-L-A-M-A (9 letters). Dalai Lama is a German masculine noun meaning “Dalai Lama (head of Tibetan Buddhism)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “höchster Lama innerhalb der Hierarchie der Gelug-Schule des tibetischen Buddhismus; Geistiger Führer der…”.
What does Dalai Lama mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineDalai Lama (head of Tibetan Buddhism)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. höchster Lama innerhalb der Hierarchie der Gelug-Schule des tibetischen Buddhismus; Geistiger Führer der Tibeter
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Dalai Lama
- Dalai Lamas genitive
- Dalai-Lama alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dalai Lama?
- /ˌda(ː)laɪ̯ˈlaːma/
- [ˈdaːlaɪ̯ˈlaːma]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.