Meaning

2 senses
  1. A master of Tibetan Buddhism.

    Lama

    ла́маláma

    ла́маláma

    a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism

  2. (obsolete)Lamé (fabric with silver or gold threads woven in)

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Miroslav asked the lama to bless his horse.

  2. He takes bağlama lessons three times a week.

  3. The lama prayed for Miroslav's protection.

  4. The Dalai Lama counsels the practice of compassion.

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  5. Tom wants to meet the Dalai Lama before he dies.

    deTom möchte einmal dem Dalai Lama begegnen, bevor er stirbt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

7 languages
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By meaning 1
master of Tibetan Buddhism:
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master of Tibetan Buddhism:

Origin

Borrowed from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma). Borrowed from Spanish lama (“lamé”).

Borrowed from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Borrowed from Spanish lama (“lamé”).

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Forms

plural: lamas
Singularlama
Plurallamas

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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