Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gelug

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
gel-ug
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A school of Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa, a philosopher and Tibetan religious leader.

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan དགེ་ལུགས་པ (dge lugs pa).

Phrases

Dalai Lama Ganden Tripa

Frequently Paired Words

Dalai Lama Ganden Tripa

Synonyms

Dge-lugs Ganden Gelug-pa Gelugpa yellow hat school yellow hat sect

Questions

What does gelug mean?
A school of Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa, a philosopher and Tibetan religious leader.
Where does gelug come from?
Borrowed from Tibetan དགེ་ལུགས་པ (dge lugs pa).

How to pronounce gelug

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