lama

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑː.mə/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːmə
• Homophone: llama

Etymology 1

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Noun

lama (plural lamas)

1. A master of Tibetan Buddhism.

Related terms

• lamaism, lamaistic
• lamasery
• Dalai Lama, Panchen Lama, Tashi Lama

Translations

Further reading

• lama on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Noun

lama (plural lamas)

1. Alternative form of llama

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish lama (“lamé”)

Noun

lama (plural lamas)

1. (obsolete) lamé (fabric with silver or gold threads woven in)
   • 1816, William Hone, Hone’s authentic account of the Royal Marriage, page 38:

     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 of lama.

Anagrams

• Alam, Alma, Amal, alma, amla, laam

Blagar

Noun

lama

1. plate

References

• Antoinette Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1 (2014), p. 174

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lama/
• Hyphenation: la‧ma

Adjective

lama

1. old (age of non-living things)

   buku lama

   old book

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “age”): baru (“new”) (non-living things)

Coordinate terms

• (age): tua (“old”) (living things)

Corsican

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlama/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French lame. Cognates include Italian lama.

Noun

lama f (plural lame)

1. blade

Etymology 2

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Noun

lama m

1. (Tibetan Buddhism) lama (religious person)

Related terms

• Dalaï Lama

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Noun

lama f (plural lame)

1. llama (Lama glama)

References

• “lama” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: la‧ma

Etymology 1

Noun

lama f

1. llama

Declension

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• láma

Noun

lama m anim

1. (Buddhism) lama

Declension

Further reading

• lama in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• lama in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaː.maː/

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• Hyphenation: la‧ma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Noun

lama m (plural lama's, diminutive lamaatje n)

1. llama, Lama glama

   Synonym: schaapkameel

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

lama m (plural lama's, diminutive lamaatje n)

1. Buddhist lama

Derived terms

• dalai lama
• lamaïsme

Etymology 3

Interjection

lama

1. (informal, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of laat maar (“never mind”).

Alternative forms

• lm

Anagrams

• maal

Esperanto

Etymology

From English lame and German lahm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ama
• Hyphenation: la‧ma

Adjective

lama (accusative singular laman, plural lamaj, accusative plural lamajn)

1. lame (unable to walk properly)

Derived terms

• lame
• lameco
• lami

Related terms

• kripla

Faroese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Noun

lama f (genitive singular lamu, plural lamur)

1. llama

Declension

Declension of lama
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lama	laman	lamur	lamurnar
accusative	lamu	lamuna	lamur	lamurnar
dative	lamu	lamuni	lamum	lamunum
genitive	lamu	lamunnar	lama	lamanna

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *lama (compare Estonian lamama (“to lie down”), Ludian lama, Votic lama), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *lamaz (“lame, withered; defective”). Alternatively related to Moksha лама (lama) and Erzya ламо (lamo, “many”), although the semantic shift is problematic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): la‧ma

Noun

lama

1. (economics) depression

   Talous on lamassa.

   The economy is in a depression.

2. paralysis, depression (state of being inable to act)

   Hallituksen päätöksenteko on lamassa.

   Government's decisionmaking is in a paralysis.

Declension

Inflection of lama (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		lama	lamat
genitive		laman	lamojen
partitive		lamaa	lamoja
illative		lamaan	lamoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lama	lamat
accusative	nom.	lama	lamat
	gen.	laman
genitive		laman	lamojen lamainrare
partitive		lamaa	lamoja
inessive		lamassa	lamoissa
elative		lamasta	lamoista
illative		lamaan	lamoihin
adessive		lamalla	lamoilla
ablative		lamalta	lamoilta
allative		lamalle	lamoille
essive		lamana	lamoina
translative		lamaksi	lamoiksi
abessive		lamatta	lamoitta
instructive		—	lamoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lama (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lamani lamani accusative nom. lamani lamani gen. lamani genitive lamani lamojeni lamainirare partitive lamaani lamojani inessive lamassani lamoissani elative lamastani lamoistani illative lamaani lamoihini adessive lamallani lamoillani ablative lamaltani lamoiltani allative lamalleni lamoilleni essive lamanani lamoinani translative lamakseni lamoikseni abessive lamattani lamoittani instructive — — comitative — lamoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lamasi lamasi accusative nom. lamasi lamasi gen. lamasi genitive lamasi lamojesi lamaisirare partitive lamaasi lamojasi inessive lamassasi lamoissasi elative lamastasi lamoistasi illative lamaasi lamoihisi adessive lamallasi lamoillasi ablative lamaltasi lamoiltasi allative lamallesi lamoillesi essive lamanasi lamoinasi translative lamaksesi lamoiksesi abessive lamattasi lamoittasi instructive — — comitative — lamoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lamamme lamamme accusative nom. lamamme lamamme gen. lamamme genitive lamamme lamojemme lamaimmerare partitive lamaamme lamojamme inessive lamassamme lamoissamme elative lamastamme lamoistamme illative lamaamme lamoihimme adessive lamallamme lamoillamme ablative lamaltamme lamoiltamme allative lamallemme lamoillemme essive lamanamme lamoinamme translative lamaksemme lamoiksemme abessive lamattamme lamoittamme instructive — — comitative — lamoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lamanne lamanne accusative nom. lamanne lamanne gen. lamanne genitive lamanne lamojenne lamainnerare partitive lamaanne lamojanne inessive lamassanne lamoissanne elative lamastanne lamoistanne illative lamaanne lamoihinne adessive lamallanne lamoillanne ablative lamaltanne lamoiltanne allative lamallenne lamoillenne essive lamananne lamoinanne translative lamaksenne lamoiksenne abessive lamattanne lamoittanne instructive — — comitative — lamoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lamansa lamansa accusative nom. lamansa lamansa gen. lamansa genitive lamansa lamojensa lamainsarare partitive lamaansa lamojaan lamojansa inessive lamassaan lamassansa lamoissaan lamoissansa elative lamastaan lamastansa lamoistaan lamoistansa illative lamaansa lamoihinsa adessive lamallaan lamallansa lamoillaan lamoillansa ablative lamaltaan lamaltansa lamoiltaan lamoiltansa allative lamalleen lamallensa lamoilleen lamoillensa essive lamanaan lamanansa lamoinaan lamoinansa translative lamakseen lamaksensa lamoikseen lamoiksensa abessive lamattaan lamattansa lamoittaan lamoittansa instructive — — comitative — lamoineen lamoinensa

Synonyms

• (state of being inable to act): depressio, lannistuneisuus, lamaannus, masennus

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• “1. lama”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ(ː)mɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): la‧ma

Noun

lama

1. (Buddhism) lama

Declension

Inflection of lama (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		lama	lamat
genitive		laman	lamojen
partitive		lamaa	lamoja
illative		lamaan	lamoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lama	lamat
accusative	nom.	lama	lamat
	gen.	laman
genitive		laman	lamojen lamainrare
partitive		lamaa	lamoja
inessive		lamassa	lamoissa
elative		lamasta	lamoista
illative		lamaan	lamoihin
adessive		lamalla	lamoilla
ablative		lamalta	lamoilta
allative		lamalle	lamoille
essive		lamana	lamoina
translative		lamaksi	lamoiksi
abessive		lamatta	lamoitta
instructive		—	lamoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lama (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lamani lamani accusative nom. lamani lamani gen. lamani genitive lamani lamojeni lamainirare partitive lamaani lamojani inessive lamassani lamoissani elative lamastani lamoistani illative lamaani lamoihini adessive lamallani lamoillani ablative lamaltani lamoiltani allative lamalleni lamoilleni essive lamanani lamoinani translative lamakseni lamoikseni abessive lamattani lamoittani instructive — — comitative — lamoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lamasi lamasi accusative nom. lamasi lamasi gen. lamasi genitive lamasi lamojesi lamaisirare partitive lamaasi lamojasi inessive lamassasi lamoissasi elative lamastasi lamoistasi illative lamaasi lamoihisi adessive lamallasi lamoillasi ablative lamaltasi lamoiltasi allative lamallesi lamoillesi essive lamanasi lamoinasi translative lamaksesi lamoiksesi abessive lamattasi lamoittasi instructive — — comitative — lamoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lamamme lamamme accusative nom. lamamme lamamme gen. lamamme genitive lamamme lamojemme lamaimmerare partitive lamaamme lamojamme inessive lamassamme lamoissamme elative lamastamme lamoistamme illative lamaamme lamoihimme adessive lamallamme lamoillamme ablative lamaltamme lamoiltamme allative lamallemme lamoillemme essive lamanamme lamoinamme translative lamaksemme lamoiksemme abessive lamattamme lamoittamme instructive — — comitative — lamoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lamanne lamanne accusative nom. lamanne lamanne gen. lamanne genitive lamanne lamojenne lamainnerare partitive lamaanne lamojanne inessive lamassanne lamoissanne elative lamastanne lamoistanne illative lamaanne lamoihinne adessive lamallanne lamoillanne ablative lamaltanne lamoiltanne allative lamallenne lamoillenne essive lamananne lamoinanne translative lamaksenne lamoiksenne abessive lamattanne lamoittanne instructive — — comitative — lamoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lamansa lamansa accusative nom. lamansa lamansa gen. lamansa genitive lamansa lamojensa lamainsarare partitive lamaansa lamojaan lamojansa inessive lamassaan lamassansa lamoissaan lamoissansa elative lamastaan lamastansa lamoistaan lamoistansa illative lamaansa lamoihinsa adessive lamallaan lamallansa lamoillaan lamoillansa ablative lamaltaan lamaltansa lamoiltaan lamoiltansa allative lamalleen lamallensa lamoilleen lamoillensa essive lamanaan lamanansa lamoinaan lamoinansa translative lamakseen lamaksensa lamoikseen lamoiksensa abessive lamattaan lamattansa lamoittaan lamoittansa instructive — — comitative — lamoineen lamoinensa

Derived terms

Further reading

• “2. lama”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Anagrams

• Alma

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ma/

Etymology 1

From Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Noun

lama m (plural lamas)

1. llama

Etymology 2

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Noun

lama m (plural lamas)

1. (Buddhism) lama

Etymology 3

Inflected forms.

Verb

lama

1. third-person singular past historic of lamer

Further reading

• “lama”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lama (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), either from Latin lāma (“marshy place, bog”), or from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia but having the same ultimate origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

lama f (plural lamas)

1. mud

   Onde moitos cuspen, lama fan.

   Where many people spit, they make mud.

   (proverb)

   Synonyms: bullo, lodo, trollo

2. wet meadow; marsh; slough

   Synonyms: bulleiro, lameiro, lamela

Derived terms

• Lama
• Lamaboa
• Lamagrande
• Lamalonga
• Lamamá
• Lamas

Related terms

References

• “lama” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “lama” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “lama” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “lama” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “lama” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rama, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damaR (compare Maori rama (“torch”), Malay damar (“resin, torch”)).

Noun

lama

1. torch
2. light

Derived terms

• malama

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lama (“old, former”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lamaʔ/
• Hyphenation: la‧ma
• Rhymes: -maʔ

Adjective

lama

1. long (duration of time)

   Lama amai Bunyau nyalin baju!

   It's taking so long for Bunyau to put on his clothes!

2. old (inanimate object)

   Utai lama

   Old stuff

3. old (something from the distant past)

   Kesultanan Sarawak lama

   The old Sarawak Sultanate

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːma/
• Rhymes: -aːma

Verb

lama (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lamaði, supine lamað)

1. to lame, cripple

Conjugation

Adjective

lama (invariable)

1. lame

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay lama, from Proto-Austronesian *lama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ma/
• Hyphenation: la‧ma

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ma, -a

Adjective

lama

1. long: having great duration; seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.

   Synonym: panjang

2. duration

   Synonym: durasi

3. ancient

   Synonym: kuno

4. old

   Synonyms: butut, tua

Derived terms

Further reading

• “lama” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ma/
• Rhymes: -ama
• Hyphenation: là‧ma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French lame, from Latin lāmina. Doublet of lamina.

Noun

lama f (plural lame)

1. blade (of a razor or sword)
2. (figurative) swordsman/swordswoman

Derived terms

• lametta

Related terms

• spada
• spadaccino

Etymology 2

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Noun

lama m (invariable)

1. lama (religious person)

Related terms

• lamasseria

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Noun

lama m (invariable)

1. llama

Etymology 4

From Latin lāma.

Noun

lama f (plural lame)

1. bog, fen

Anagrams

• alma

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese lama.

Adjective

lama

1. old

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish lama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlama/
• Hyphenation: la‧ma

Noun

lama f

1. llama (Lama glama)

References

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “lama”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎

Laboya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

lama

1. tongue

References

• Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “lama”, in Lamboya word list‎, Leiden: LexiRumah

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly cognate to Lithuanian lomà (“hollow, valley”), Latvian lãma (“hollow, pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂-mo-. Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (source of Latin lacus) via earlier *lacma or *lacsma.

Noun

lāma f (genitive lāmae); first declension

1. slough, bog, fen
   • 65 BCE – 8 BCE, Horace, Epistulae 1.13.10:

     vīribus ūtēris per clīvōs, flūmina, lāmās.

   • 239 BCE – 169 BCE, Ennius, Annales 568:

     silvārum saltūs latebrās lāmāsque lutōsās

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lāma	lāmae
Genitive	lāmae	lāmārum
Dative	lāmae	lāmīs
Accusative	lāmam	lāmās
Ablative	lāmā	lāmīs
Vocative	lāma	lāmae

Descendants

• Asturian: llama
• Galician: lama
• Italian: lama
• Portuguese: lama
• Spanish: lama

References

Further reading

• “lama”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “lama”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lama in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• lama in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “lama”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Latvian

Noun

lama f (4th declension)

1. llama

Declension

Noun

lama m (4th declension)

1. lama

Declension

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lama (“old, former”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /lamə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /lama/
• Rhymes: -amə, -mə, -ə
• Rhymes: -a

Adjective

lama (Jawi spelling لاما)

1. long (duration of time)

   Lamanya Agus tukar baju!

   It's taking so long for Agus to change his clothes!

2. old (inanimate object)

   Barang lama

   Old stuff

3. old (something from the distant past)

   Kesultanan Melayu Melaka lama

   The old Malacca Sultanate

See also

• panjang (“long in length”)
• tua (“old in age”)

Noun

lama (Jawi spelling لاما, plural lama-lama, informal 1st possessive lamaku, 2nd possessive lamamu, 3rd possessive lamanya)

1. lama

Further reading

• “lama” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*lama₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Maranao

Noun

lama

1. field
2. yard
3. lawn
4. playground

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

Etymology

C.f. Classical Nahuatl ilama (“old woman”).

Noun

lama

1. female

Derived terms

• lamahchichi
• lamahtotoli
• lamatzin

References

• Brockway, Earl, Hershey de Brockway, Trudy, Santos Valdés, Leodegario (2018) Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla (Series de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas "Mariano Silva y Aceves"; 42)‎ (in Spanish), segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 72

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlama/

Verb

lama

1. inflection of lapmat:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. imperative connegative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Spanish llama and Quechua llama.

Noun

lama m (definite singular lamaen, indefinite plural lamaer, definite plural lamaene)

1. a llama (South American mammal)

Etymology 2

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Noun

lama m (definite singular lamaen, indefinite plural lamaer, definite plural lamaene)

1. a lama (Buddhist monk or spiritual leader)

References

• “lama” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “lama_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “lama_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Spanish llama and Quechua llama.

Noun

lama m (definite singular lamaen, indefinite plural lamaer or lamaar, definite plural lamaene or lamaane)

1. a llama (South American mammal)

Etymology 2

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Noun

lama m (definite singular lamaen, indefinite plural lamaer or lamaar, definite plural lamaene or lamaane)

1. a lama (Buddhist monk or spiritual leader)

References

• “lama” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lamaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.mɑ/

Adjective

lama

1. lame

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: lame
  • Geordie English: lyem
  • Scots: lame
  • English: lame

Old Javanese

Adjective

lama

1. old

Oromo

Oromo cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lama     Ordinal : lammaffaa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic *ɬa(a)ma. Compare Afar nammay, Hadiyya lamo, Rendille lama and Somali laba, Kambaata lámo.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Numeral

lama

1. two

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

• laman (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Spanish la mar and Portuguese mar and Portuguese lama ("mire") and Kabuverdianu már.

Compare Nahuatl láma̱r.

Noun

lama

1. sea
2. ocean
3. beach

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ma/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: la‧ma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Lama.

Noun

lama f

1. llama (Lama glama)

Declension

Descendants

• → Kashubian: lama

Etymology 2

Internationalism; compare English lama, French lama, German Lama, ultimately from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Noun

lama m pers

1. (Buddhism) lama (master of Tibetan Buddhism)

Declension

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French lamé.

Noun

lama f

1. lamé (fabric)

Declension

Further reading

• lama in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lama in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɐmɐ
• Hyphenation: la‧ma

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese lama, from Latin lāma (“swamp”).

Noun

lama f (plural lamas)

1. mud (soil and water)

   Synonyms: barro, lodo

Derived terms

• lama vermelha

Related terms

Etymology 2

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma, “lama”).

Noun

lama m (plural lamas)

1. lama (master of Tibetan Buddhism)

Etymology 3

Noun

lama m or f (plural lamas)

1. Portugal form of lhama

Further reading

• lama on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Romanian

Etymology

From French lama.

Noun

lama m (uncountable)

1. lama

Declension

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɫama/

Noun

lama f (genitive singular lamy, nominative plural lamy, genitive plural lám, declension pattern of žena)

1. (zoology) llama

Declension

Derived terms

• lamí

References

• “lama”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /làːma/

Noun

láma f

1. llama (South Americal mammal of the camel family, Llama glama)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	láma
gen. sing.	láme
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	láma	lámi	láme
genitive (rodȋlnik)	láme	lám	lám
dative (dajȃlnik)	lámi	lámama	lámam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	lámo	lámi	láme
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	lámi	lámah	lámah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	lámo	lámama	lámami

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /làːma/

Noun

láma m anim

1. lama (master of Tibetan Buddhism)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., a-stem
nom. sing.	láma
gen. sing.	láme
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	láma	lámi	láme
genitive (rodȋlnik)	láme	lám	lám
dative (dajȃlnik)	lámi	lámama	lámam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	lámo	lámi	láme
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	lámi	lámah	lámah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	lámo	lámama	lámami

Further reading

• “lama”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlama/
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: la‧ma

Etymology 1

From Latin lama.

Noun

lama f (plural lamas)

1. slime, mud
2. fine sand
3. (Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico) moss

Related terms

See also

• baba f
• cieno m

Etymology 2

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Noun

lama m (plural lamas)

1. (Buddhism) lama (master of Tibetan Buddhism)

Etymology 3

Verb

lama

1. inflection of lamer:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “lama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

lama (n class, plural lama)

1. llama (camelid animal)

See also

(Camelids) Camelidae: ngamia na jamaa; ngamia (“camel”) or jamali, lama (“llama”), - (“guanaco”), alpaka (“alpaca”), - (“vicuña”) ^{(Category: sw:Camelids) [edit]}

Swedish

Adjective

lama

1. inflection of lam:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Noun

lama c

1. lama; a monk
2. (animal) llama

Declension

Declension of lama
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lama	laman	lamor	lamorna
Genitive	lamas	lamans	lamors	lamornas

References

• lama in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• Alma

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈlama/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈlaːma/, /ˈlama/

Etymology 1

From English llama, from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Noun

lama m (plural lamaod, not mutable)

1. llama

Etymology 2

From English lama from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Noun

lama m (plural lamaod, not mutable)

1. lama

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lama”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Wutunhua

Etymology

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

lama

1. lama

   Synonym: alak

References

• Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN