Etymology

llama

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Today it means: A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat. Full definition →

Spanish llama ← Quechua llama
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llama · noun1

  1. Quechuallama
  2. Spanishllama
  3. English todayllama

Borrowed from Spanish llama, borrowed from Quechua llama.

llama · noun2

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

Borrowed from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Words from the same roots

Tibetanབླ་མ all →

lama

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