Question

What does the Mongolic word 'dalai' mean in Dalai Lama? ​

Answer 1

Dalai Lama. ... The name is a combination of the Mongolic word dalai meaning "ocean" or "big" (coming from Mongolian title Dalaiyin qan or Dalaiin khan, translated as Gyatso in Tibetan) and the Tibetan word བླ་མ་ (bla-ma) meaning "master, guru". The Dalai Lama figure is important for many reasons.

Answer 2

dalai means ocean or big .