Chomolungma

/ ˈtʃəʊməʊˌlɑːŋmə /

noun

1. a Chinese name for (Mount) Everest

Example Sentences

Everest’s summit — Chomolungma, or the Great Mother — chronicled in her book, she found release and began to heal.

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The highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, is not commonly known by its Tibetan name Chomolungma, meaning goddess mother of the world.

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Many Sherpas, a community indigenous to the Himalayan region, believe that the summit of Chomolungma is home to the Buddhist goddess Miyolangsangma.

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Everest — known as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Chomolungma in Tibet — straddles Nepal and China.

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Known in Nepali as Sagarmatha and Tibetan as Chomolungma, the world’s highest peak sits on the border between Nepal and China.

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