Sagarmāthā (English spelling) Sagarmatha

Japanese: Sagarmāthā(英語表記)Sagarmatha
Sagarmāthā (English spelling) Sagarmatha

…The Tibetan name Chomolungma (Chomolungma Peak in Chinese) means “Goddess of the Earth” or “Mother Goddess of the World.” The Nepalese call it Sagarmāthā (a Sanskrit word meaning “Head of the Sky” or “Top of the World”). In 1965, A. Waugh and others announced an average altitude of 8,840m based on six observation points, and this was adopted for a long time. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Sagarmāthā" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…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。標高については65年,A.ウォーらが6観測点によって,平均値8840mを発表,長い間これが採用されていた。…

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