Meanings
nounbutter lamp (plural butter lamps)
plural butter lamps
- A lamp that is a common feature of Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries throughout the Himalayas.
Translations
Hungarian jakvajas mécses
- jakvajas mécseslamp
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