Meanings
lama1
lama2
lama3
plural lamas
- obsoletelamé (fabric with silver or gold threads woven in)
1 more example
The Wedding Dress, composed of a most magnificent silver lama, on net, over a rich silver tissue slip, with a superb border of silver lama embroidery at the bottom, forming shells and bouquets; above the border a most elegant falling, tastefully designed, in festoons of rich silver lama, and finished with a very brilliant roleau^([sic]) of lama.
1816, William Hone, Hone’s authentic account of the Royal Marriage, page 38
Lama4
LAMA5
- abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of leaving/left against medical advice.
plural LAMAs
- abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of long-acting muscarinic antagonist.
Origin
lama · noun
- Tibetanབླ (bla)
- Tibetanམ (ma)
- Tibetanབླ་མ (bla ma)
- Englishlama
Borrowed from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).
More words from Tibetan
Full word history & related roots →lama · noun
- Spanishlama
- Spanishlama
- Englishlama
Borrowed from Spanish lama (“lamé”).
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic لَامَا
- لَامَا (lāmā)master of Tibetan Buddhism
Bulgarian ла́ма
- ла́ма (láma)master of Tibetan Buddhism
Catalan lama
- lamamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Chinese Mandarin 喇嘛
- 喇嘛 (lǎma)master of Tibetan Buddhism
Czech láma
- lámamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Dutch lama
- lamamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Esperanto lamao
- lamaomaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Finnish lama
- lamamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
French lama
- lamamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
German Lama
- Lamamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Greek λάμα
- λάμα (láma)master of Tibetan Buddhism
Hindi लामा
- लामा (lāmā)master of Tibetan Buddhism
Hungarian láma
- lámamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Irish láma
- lámamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Japanese ラマ, 喇嘛
- ラマ (rama)master of Tibetan Buddhism
- 喇嘛 (rama)master of Tibetan Buddhism
Korean 라마
- 라마 (rama)master of Tibetan Buddhism
Malay lama
- lamamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Norwegian Bokmål lama
- lamamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Persian لاما
- لاما (lâmâ)master of Tibetan Buddhism
Polish lama
- lamamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Portuguese lama
- lamamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Romanian lama
- lamamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Russian ла́ма
- ла́ма (láma)master of Tibetan Buddhism
Spanish lama
- lamamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Swedish lama
- lamamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Thai ลามะ
- ลามะ (laa-má)master of Tibetan Buddhism
Ukrainian ла́ма
- ла́ма (láma)master of Tibetan Buddhism
Vietnamese lạt-ma
- lạt-mamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Welsh lama
- lamamaster of Tibetan Buddhism
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with lama
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Anagrams
Cite this entry
lama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lama
“lama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lama. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lama,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lama.
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