lama

Meaning of lama

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

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

Information about lama

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

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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