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.

  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
Українська
By meaning 1
master of Tibetan Buddhism:
Русский
By meaning 1
master of Tibetan Buddhism:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
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
lama — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto