гэлэн

Mongolian

Etymology

Tibetan དགེ་སློང (dge slong)

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ɡiɮəŋ/, [ˈɡiɮɪŋ]

Noun

гэлэн • (gelen) (Mongolian spelling ᠭᠡᠯᠦᠩ (gelüŋ)); (hidden-g declension)

1. (Buddhism) monk, bhikkhu

Derived terms

• гэлэнмаа (gelenmaa, “nun”)