ᡀᠠᠰᠠ

Classical Mongolian

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Tibetan ལྷ་ས (lha sa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɬa.sa/

Proper noun

ᡀᠠᠰᠠ (lhasa)

Lhasa

Alternative forms

ᠯᠠᠰᠠ (lasa)

Descendants

> Mongolian: Лхас (Lxas), ᡀᠠᠰᠠ (lhasa) (inherited)
> Buryat: Һаса (Hasa) (inherited)
→ Manchu: ᠯᠠᠰᠠ (lasa, “Lhasa”)

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᡀᠠᠰᠠ (lhasa)	Лхас (Lxas)

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᡀᠠᠰᠠ (lhasa), from Classical Tibetan ལྷ་ས (lha sa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɬʰas/
Syllabification: Лхас (1 syllable)

Proper noun

ᡀᠠᠰᠠ • (lhasa)

Lhasa (the capital city of Tibet, China)

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