lama

Meaning of lama

noun

an honorific title applied to a spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism, whether a reincarnate lama or one who has earned the title in life.
a Tibetan or Mongolian Buddhist monk.

mid 17th century: from Tibetan bla-ma (the initial b being silent), literally ‘superior one’.

Information about lama

It is a name.
The plural form of lama is: lamas.
Languages in which lama is used:
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Hyphenation of lama

lama

It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
lama is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Translation of lama

Portuguese: lama
German: Lama
French: lama
Spanish: lama

Anagrams of lama

Alma, alma, Amal, amal, amla, Mala, mala

Words that rhyme with lama

Calama, Kalama, Monothalama, palama, reclama, ilama, llama, ulama

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