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薩迦

简萨迦 · 繁薩迦

Mandarin · pinyin Sà jiā

Sa'gya town and county, Tibetan: Sa skya, in Shigatse prefecture, central Tibet
saga (i.e. heroic tale)

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迦: jiā · character for transliteration
萨: sà · Buddhist gods or immortals

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name · Etymology 1

(～縣) Sa'gya (a county of Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China)

noun · Etymology 2

saga (Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative)

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