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What does chomolungma mean?

Chomolungma is the Tibetan name for Mount Everest. It translates to:

* Cho - meaning "mother"

* Mo - meaning "goddess"

* Lung - meaning "mountain"

* Ma - meaning "peak"

Therefore, Chomolungma literally means "Goddess Mother of the World" or "The Holy Mother of the World".

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