…Because the local name was unknown, it was named after George Everest, the former Surveyor General of India (in office 1830-43). The Tibetan name Chomolungma (Chomolungma in Chinese) means “Goddess of the Earth” or “Mother Goddess of the World.” The Nepalese call it Sagarmāthā (a word derived from Sanskrit meaning “Head of the Sky” or “Top of the World”). … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Chomolungma" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…現地名がわからなかったので,前インド測量局長官エベレストGeorge Everest(在任1830‐43)の名をとって命名された。チベット人のいう〈チョモランマChomolungma〉(中国表記で珠穆朗瑪峰)の名は,〈大地の女神〉〈世界の母神〉の意という。ネパール人は〈サガルマーターSagarmāthā〉(サンスクリットに由来する語で〈大空の頭〉〈世界の頂上〉の意)と呼ぶ。… ※「Chomolungma」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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