tulka

See also: tulkā

English

Noun

tulka (plural tulkas)

  1. (Buddhism) In Tibetan Mahayana, a particular high-ranking lama who can choose their own manner of rebirth.
    Since the Dalai Lama is a tulka, he can choose to be reborn as he pleases to serve humanity.

Anagrams

Hungarian

Alternative forms

  • tulokja (chiefly in a derogatory sense, without any possessive sense)

Etymology

tulok +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtulkɒ]
  • Hyphenation: tul‧ka

Noun

tulka

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of tulok

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative tulka —
accusative tulkát —
dative tulkának —
instrumental tulkával —
causal-final tulkáért —
translative tulkává —
terminative tulkáig —
essive-formal tulkaként —
essive-modal tulkául —
inessive tulkában —
superessive tulkán —
adessive tulkánál —
illative tulkába —
sublative tulkára —
allative tulkához —
elative tulkából —
delative tulkáról —
ablative tulkától —
non-attributive
possessive - singular
tulkáé —
non-attributive
possessive - plural
tulkáéi —

Latvian

Noun

tulka m

  1. genitive singular form of tulks
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