坦噶尼喀

Tǎngáníkā
Tanganyika on continent of West Africa, one component of Tanzania

CEDICT

  1. (historical) Tanganyika (former country in East Africa)
  2. Tanganyika (former country in East Africa)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 坦 tǎn
  1. flat
  2. open-hearted
  3. level
  4. smooth
2 噶 gá
  1. phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds)
  2. Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha
  3. (dialect) final particle similar to 了 le (esp. in Yunnan)
3 尼 ní
  1. Buddhist nun
  2. (often used in phonetic spellings)
4 喀 kā (onom.) sound of coughing or vomiting

Containing this entry

坦噶尼喀湖 Tǎngáníkā Hú Lake Tanganyika in East Africa