Etymology

lama

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Today it means: A master of Tibetan Buddhism. Full definition →

Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma)
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lama · noun1

  1. Tibetanབླ (bla)
  2. Tibetanམ (ma)
  3. Tibetanབླ་མ (bla ma)
  4. English todaylama

Borrowed from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

lama · noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromlama
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromlama
  3. English todaylama

Borrowed from Spanish lama (“lamé”).

Words from the same roots

Tibetanབླ་མ all →

llama

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