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LAMA
Lama, genus Lama
(noun) llamas
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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