English
Lasa
Lasa comes from Mandarin 拉薩／拉萨.
- Mandarinmodern拉薩／拉萨Lāsà
- Englishearliest quotation 1940Lasa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern拉薩／拉萨Lāsà
- Englishearliest quotation 1940Lasa
Earliest quotation: 1940, The Mongolia Field: “The head of the Buddhist religion for the Mongols…”
Every English word from Mandarin 拉薩／拉萨
Today it means
name Synonym of Lhasa (capital city of Tibet): the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 拉薩／拉萨 / Lasa