Lama

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lama"

Translingual

Lama glama, Bolivia

Etymology

New Latin, from Spanish llama (“domesticated llama”)

Proper noun

Lama f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Camelidae – llamas, guanacos, and allies.

Synonyms

• Auchenia

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Artiodactyla – order; Tylopoda – suborder; Camelidae – family; Lamini – tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lama guanicoe – type species; Lama glama – other selected extant species

References

• Lama (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lama on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Lama on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Proper noun

Lama (plural Lamas)

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• amla, ALMA, alma, Alam, Amal, laam, Alma, mala

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːma/
• Homophone: lahmer (some speakers)

Etymology 1

From Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Noun

Lama n (strong, genitive Lamas, plural Lamas)

1. llama

Declension

Declension of Lama [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Lama	die	Lamas
genitive	eines	des	Lamas	der	Lamas
dative	einem	dem	Lama	den	Lamas
accusative	ein	das	Lama	die	Lamas

Etymology 2

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Noun

Lama m (strong, genitive Lamas or Lama, plural Lamas or Lama)

1. lama (male or unspecified sex)

Declension

Declension of Lama [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lama	die	Lamas, Lama
genitive	eines	des	Lamas, Lama	der	Lamas, Lama
dative	einem	dem	Lama	den	Lamas, Lama
accusative	einen	den	Lama	die	Lamas, Lama

Derived terms

• Dalai Lama
• Lamaismus