Definitions for lamaˈlɑ mə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

la•maˈlɑ mə(n.)(pl.)-mas.

  1. a Lamaist monk.

    Category: Eastern Religions

Origin of lama:

1645–55; < Tibetan lama (sp. bla ma) a monk of high rank, lit., superior one

Princeton's WordNet

  1. lama(noun)

    a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism

  2. Lama, genus Lama(noun)

    llamas

Wiktionary

  1. lama(Noun)

    A master of Tibetan Buddhism.

  2. Origin: From བླ་མ.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lama(noun)

    see Llama

  2. Lama(noun)

    in Thibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief called Lamaism


Translations for lama

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

long(adverb)

a great period of time

This happened long before you were born.

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