LAMA

Lama, genus Lama

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lama

(noun) a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

lama (plural lamas)

A master of Tibetan Buddhism.

Etymology 2

Noun

lama (plural lamas)

Alternative form of llama

Anagrams

• Alam, Alma, Amal, alma, amla, laam, mala

Source: Wiktionary


La"ma, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Llama.

La"ma, n. Etym: [Thibet. blama (pronounced lä''ma) a chief, a high priest.]

Definition: In Thibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief called Lamaism. The Grand Lama, or Dalai Lama Etym: [lit., Ocean Lama], the supreme pontiff in the lamaistic hierarchy. See Lamaism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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