(lámija) may be an older, intermediate form. ламя́: IPA(key): [ɫɐˈmʲa̟] ла́мя: IPA(key): [ˈɫamʲɐ] ламя́ or ла́мя • (lamjá or lámja) f dragon, serpent (mythological...
dragon (mythical creature with a snake-shaped body) Synonyms: змей (zmej), ламя́ (lamjá), дра́кон (drákon), ха́ла (hála) (figurative) strapping young man...
believed to have mastery over natural phenomena) змей (zmej, “dragon”), ламя́ (lamjá, “lamia”), стри́га (stríga, “strix”), гороло́м (gorolóm, “tempest”)...