Etymology

Lasa

La·sa
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Today it means: Synonym of Lhasa (capital city of Tibet): the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. Full definition →

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The story

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 拉薩/拉萨 (Lāsà).

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