Lama Definition

lämə
lamas
noun
A priest or monk in Lamaism.
Webster's New World
In Tibetan Buddhism, one who is a religious teacher or is in a position of authority in a monastic community.
American Heritage

Alternative form of llama.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • genus Lama
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Lamini — the llama and the guanaco.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Lama

Noun

Singular:
lama
Plural:
lamas

Origin of Lama

  • Tibetan bla-ma perhaps from bla high, soul

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • New Latin, from Spanish llama (“domesticated llama”)

    From Wiktionary

  • From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla-ma).

    From Wiktionary

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