"Lhasa" meaning in English

See Lhasa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɑːsə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Lhasa.wav
enPR: läʹsu̇, lǎʹsu̇ Rhymes: -ɑːsə Etymology: From Tibetan ལྷ་ས (lha sa), from Old Tibetan ར་ས (ra sa). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|bo|ལྷ་ས}} Tibetan ལྷ་ས (lha sa), {{der|en|otb|ར་ས}} Old Tibetan ར་ས (ra sa) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lhasa
  1. The capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Wikipedia link: Lhasa Categories (place): Cities in China, Cities in Tibet, Places in China, Places in Tibet, Regional capitals of China Synonyms: Lh'asa, Lasa, La-sa Translations (Capital of Tibet): لَاسَا (lāsā) [feminine] (Arabic), Лхаса (Lxasa) [feminine] (Belarusian), Һаса (Hasa) (Buryat), 拉薩 (Chinese Cantonese), 拉萨 (laai¹ saat³) (Chinese Cantonese), 拉薩 (Chinese Mandarin), 拉萨 (Lāsà) (Chinese Mandarin), Lhasa [feminine] (Czech), Lasao (Esperanto), Lhasa (Finnish), Lhassa (French), ლჰასა (lhasa) (Georgian), Lhasa (German), Λάσα (Lása) (Greek), ल्हासा (lhāsā) (Hindi), Lhásza (Hungarian), Lása [masculine] (Irish), ラサ (english: Rasa) (Japanese), 라싸 (Rassa) (Korean), ᠯᠠᠰᠠ (lasa) (Manchu), ल्हासा (lhāsā) (Marathi), Лхас (Lxas) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᡀᠠᠰᠠ (lhasa) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), लासा (lāsā) (Nepali), ଲାସା (lāsā) (Odia), Lhasa [feminine] (Polish), Lassa (Portuguese), Лха́са (Lxása) [feminine] (Russian), Ла́са (Lása) [feminine] (Russian), Ласа [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Lasa [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Lhasa [feminine] (Slovak), Lhasa (Spanish), ลาซา (laasaa) (Thai), ལྷ་ས (lha sa) (Tibetan), لخاسا (lxasa) (Uyghur), Lhasa (Vietnamese), Lahsaz (Zhuang)

Alternative forms

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        "Terms with Tibetan translations",
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        "Terms with Zhuang translations",
        "en:Cities in China",
        "en:Cities in Tibet",
        "en:Places in China",
        "en:Places in Tibet",
        "en:Regional capitals of China"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1905, Perceval Landon, The Opening of Tibet: An Account of Lhasa and the Country and People of Central Tibet and of the Progress of the Mission Sent There by the English Government in the Year 1903-4, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., page 3:",
          "text": "The earliest historical relic of the Tibetans—like that of many, perhaps of most, other races—is a weather-beaten stone, the Do-ring. It stands in the center of Lhasa, across the courtyard in front of the western doors of the Cathedral or Jokang, beneath the famous willow-tree.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 June 5, “Fast track to the throne”, in The Economist, volume 439, number 9248, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 36:",
          "text": "The 37bn-yuan ($5.7bn) track extends from the region’s capital Lhasa eastward to the city of Nyingchi, which is Tibetan for “Throne of the Sun”.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 July 23, “China: Xi visits Tibet for the first time as president”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 2021-07-23, News:",
          "text": "The most notable stop on the president's itinerary was the Lhasa, the Tibetan city that was once home of the Dalai Lama.\nXi visited the public square in front of the Potala Palace, the traditional seat of the Dalai Lama's power. Tibet's religious leader has been living in exile since 1959 following a failed uprising against the Chinese rule. While in Lhasa, Xi visited a monastery and \"inspected ethnic religion\" and Tibetan cultural heritage protection,[…]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 September 30, “How China uses zero-Covid policy to crack down on Tibetans”, in France 24, archived from the original on 2022-09-30:",
          "text": "There has been a widespread outcry from the residents of Lhasa, the capital of the Chinese autonomous region of Tibet, about how local authorities are managing a Covid-19 lockdown, instated on August 9.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 August 4, Jesus Centeno, “Tibet prays under the Chinese flag”, in EFE, archived from the original on 2023-08-06:",
          "text": "Prayers are a part of daily life in Tibet, and in counties such as Nyemo, on the outskirts of Lhasa, its inhabitants try to make a living by making incense to be used in temples.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "capital city",
          "capital city"
        ],
        [
          "Tibet",
          "Tibet#English"
        ],
        [
          "China",
          "China#English"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Lhasa"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɑːsə/"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "läʹsu̇"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "lǎʹsu̇"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːsə"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Lh'asa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lasa"
    },
    {
      "word": "La-sa"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "lāsā",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "لَاسَا"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Lxasa",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Лхаса"
    },
    {
      "code": "bua",
      "lang": "Buryat",
      "roman": "Hasa",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "Һаса"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "拉薩"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "laai¹ saat³",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "拉萨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "拉薩"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Lāsà",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "拉萨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lhasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "Lasao"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "Lhasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "Lhassa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "lhasa",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "ლჰასა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "Lhasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Lása",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "Λάσα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "lhāsā",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "ल्हासा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "Lhásza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lása"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "Rasa",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "ラサ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Rassa",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "라싸"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "roman": "lasa",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "ᠯᠠᠰᠠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "lhāsā",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "ल्हासा"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "Lxas",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "Лхас"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "lhasa",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᡀᠠᠰᠠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "lāsā",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "लासा"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "lāsā",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "ଲାସା"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lhasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "Lassa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Lxása",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Лха́са"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Lása",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ла́са"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ласа"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lhasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "Lhasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "laasaa",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "ลาซา"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "lha sa",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "ལྷ་ས"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "lxasa",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "لخاسا"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "Lhasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "sense": "Capital of Tibet",
      "word": "Lahsaz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lhasa"
}

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