Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gompa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: gom-pa
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Buddhist ecclesiastical fortification of learning, lineage and sadhana in Tibet, India, Nepal, or Bhutan.

Example Sentences

"And when finally I got to the end of the five-hour drive over the highest motorable pass in the world, it was to learn that the gompa in Hunder was closed."

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan དགོན་པ (dgon pa).

Word Breakdown

Root: དགོན་པ

Inflected Forms

gompas (plural)

Questions

What does gompa mean?: A Buddhist ecclesiastical fortification of learning, lineage and sadhana in Tibet, India, Nepal, or Bhutan.
Where does gompa come from?: Borrowed from Tibetan དགོན་པ (dgon pa).

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