Etymology

Chu-mu-lang-ma

Mandarin 珠穆朗瑪 /珠穆朗玛
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from珠穆朗瑪 /珠穆朗玛
  2. English todayChu-mu-lang-ma

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 珠穆朗瑪 /珠穆朗玛 (Zhūmùlǎngmǎ), Wade-Giles romanization: Chu¹-mu⁴-lang³-ma³.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.