lama

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English[edit]

a lama

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla-ma).

Noun[edit]

lama (plural lamas)

  1. A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
master of Tibetan Buddhism

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

lama (plural lamas)

  1. Alternative form of llama.

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Anagrams[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lama m (plural lama's, diminutive lamaatje)

  1. Buddhist lama
  2. llama

Anagrams[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

lama

  1. economic depression
    Talous on lamassa.
    The economy is depressed.
Declension[edit]
Declension of lama (type kala)
singular plural
nominative lama lamat
genitive laman lamojen
lamain1
partitive lamaa lamoja
accusative lama
laman		 lamat
inessive lamassa lamoissa
elative lamasta lamoista
illative lamaan lamoihin
adessive lamalla lamoilla
ablative lamalta lamoilta
allative lamalle lamoille
essive lamana lamoina
translative lamaksi lamoiksi
instructive – lamoin
abessive lamatta lamoitta
comitative – lamoineen
1) Rare.   
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

lama

  1. Buddhist lama

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Spanish llama, from Quechua llama

Noun[edit]

lama m (plural lamas)

  1. llama

Etymology 2[edit]

From Tibetan བླ་མ.

Noun[edit]

lama m (plural lamas)

  1. (Buddhism) lama

Etymology 3[edit]

Inflected forms.

Verb[edit]

lama

  1. 3rd person singular simple past lamer

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

lama

  1. torch
  2. light

Icelandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

  1. to lame, cripple

Conjugation[edit]

lama — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að lama
supine
(sagnbót)		 lamað
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 lamandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég lama við lömum present
(nútíð)		 ég lami við lömum
þú lamar þið lamið þú lamir þið lamið
hann, hún, það lamar þeir, þær, þau lama hann, hún, það lami þeir, þær, þau lami
past
(þátíð)		 ég lamaði við lömuðum past
(þátíð)		 ég lamaði við lömuðum
þú lamaðir þið lömuðuð þú lamaðir þið lömuðuð
hann, hún, það lamaði þeir, þær, þau lömuðu hann, hún, það lamaði þeir, þær, þau lömuðu
imperative
(boðháttur)		 lama (þú) lamið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
lamaðu lamiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
lamast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að lamast
supine
(sagnbót)		 lamast
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 lamandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég lamast við lömumst present
(nútíð)		 ég lamist við lömumst
þú lamast þið lamist þú lamist þið lamist
hann, hún, það lamast þeir, þær, þau lamast hann, hún, það lamist þeir, þær, þau lamist
past
(þátíð)		 ég lamaðist við lömuðumst past
(þátíð)		 ég lamaðist við lömuðumst
þú lamaðist þið lömuðust þú lamaðist þið lömuðust
hann, hún, það lamaðist þeir, þær, þau lömuðust hann, hún, það lamaðist þeir, þær, þau lömuðust
imperative
(boðháttur)		 lamast (þú) lamist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
lamastu lamisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
lamaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)		 singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 lamaður lömuð lamað lamaðir lamaðar lömuð
accusative
(þolfall)		 lamaðan lamaða lamað lamaða lamaðar lömuð
dative
(þágufall)		 lömuðum lamaðri lömuðu lömuðum lömuðum lömuðum
genitive
(eignarfall)		 lamaðs lamaðrar lamaðs lamaðra lamaðra lamaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)		 singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 lamaði lamaða lamaða lömuðu lömuðu lömuðu
accusative
(þolfall)		 lamaða lömuðu lamaða lömuðu lömuðu lömuðu
dative
(þágufall)		 lamaða lömuðu lamaða lömuðu lömuðu lömuðu
genitive
(eignarfall)		 lamaða lömuðu lamaða lömuðu lömuðu lömuðu

Adjective[edit]

lama (invariable)

  1. lame

Indonesian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lama

  1. long

Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

lama f (plural lame)

  1. blade (of a razor or sword)

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

lama m (plural lami)

  1. lama (religious person)

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

lama m (plural lami)

  1. llama
Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Malay[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lama

  1. long

See also[edit]

Novial[edit]

Noun[edit]

lama

  1. llama

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *lamaz.

Adjective[edit]

lama

  1. lame

Papiamentu[edit]

Noun[edit]

lama

  1. sea

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

lama (#1)

From Spanish llama, from Quechua

Noun[edit]

lama f

  1. llama
Declension[edit]
    declension of lama
singular plural
nominative lama lamy
genitive lamy lam
dative lamie lamom
accusative lamę lamy
instrumental lamą lamami
locative lamie lamach
vocative lamo lamy

Etymology 2[edit]

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla-ma)

Noun[edit]

lama m

  1. lama
Declension[edit]
    declension of lama
singular plural
nominative lama lamowie
genitive lamy lamów
dative lamie lamom
accusative lamę lamów
instrumental lamą lamami
locative lamie lamach
vocative lamo lamowie

Etymology 3[edit]

From French lame

Noun[edit]

lama f

  1. lamé (fabric)
Declension[edit]
    declension of lama
singular plural
nominative lama lamy
genitive lamy lam
dative lamie lamom
accusative lamę lamy
instrumental lamą lamami
locative lamie lamach
vocative lamo lamy

Portuguese[edit]

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lama

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ˈlɐ.ma/, /ˈlɐ.mɐ/

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Portuguese lama, from Latin lama.

Noun[edit]

lama f (usually uncountable)

  1. mud (soil and water)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla-ma, “lama”).

Noun[edit]

lama m (plural lamas)

  1. lama (master of Tibetan Buddhism)

Slovene[edit]

Noun[edit]

lama f

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


This Slovene entry was created from the translations listed at llama. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see lama in the Slovene Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

Spanish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin lama

Noun[edit]

lama f (plural lamas)

  1. slime, mud
  2. fine sand
  3. (Chile, Colombia, Costa Rico, Mexico) moss
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See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Tibetan

Noun[edit]

lama m (plural lamas)

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

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

lama (infinitive lamer)

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of lamer.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of lamer.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of lamer.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of lamer.

Swedish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lama

  1. absolute singular definite and plural form of lam

Noun[edit]

lama c

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of lama
singular plural
common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lama laman lamor lamorna
genitive lamas lamans lamors lamornas

References[edit]

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