lama

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/ˈlɑː.mə/

noun

A master of Tibetan Buddhism.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

lama1

nounlama (plural lamas)

plural lamas

  1. BuddhismA master of Tibetan Buddhism.

lama2

nounlama (plural lamas)

plural lamas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of llama.

lama3

nounlama (plural lamas)

plural lamas

  1. 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

proper nounLama (plural Lamas)

plural Lamas

LAMA5

phrase
  1. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of leaving/left against medical advice.
nounLAMA (plural LAMAs)

plural LAMAs

  1. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of long-acting muscarinic antagonist.

Origin

lama · noun

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

Borrowed from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

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lama · noun

  1. Spanishlama
  2. Spanishlama
  3. Englishlama

Borrowed from Spanish lama (“lamé”).

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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

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Cite this entry
APA

lama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lama

MLA

“lama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lama. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lama,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lama.

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