I. ˌdä-lī-ˈlä-mə, ˌdä-lā-, ˌda- noun
Etymology: Mongolian dalai ocean
Date: 1698
: the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism
II. ˈdä-ˌlī-ˈlä-mə biographical name
1935- Tenzin Gyatso Tibetan religious & political leader
I. ˌdä-lī-ˈlä-mə, ˌdä-lā-, ˌda- noun
Etymology: Mongolian dalai ocean
Date: 1698
: the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism
II. ˈdä-ˌlī-ˈlä-mə biographical name
1935- Tenzin Gyatso Tibetan religious & political leader
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003