llama

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See also: llamá

English

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Two llamas going for a swim

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɑːmə
  • Homophone: lama

Noun

llama (plural llamas)

  1. A South American mammal of the camel family, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.

Usage notes

A male llama is called a macho, and a female llama is called an hembra.

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Translations


Quechua

Noun

llama

  1. llama (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., a camelid used as a beast of burden in the Andes)

Declension

Descendants

  • Spanish: llama

See also

References

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“llama” in Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2006) Diccionario quechua-español-quechua, 2nd edition, Cusco: Edmundo Pantigozo.


Spanish

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈʝama/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.ma]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈʎama/ [ˈʎa.ma]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃama/ [ˈʃa.ma]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒama/ [ˈʒa.ma]

Etymology 1

From Latin flamma, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlē- (to shimmer, gleam, shine). Compare Catalan flama, Italian fiamma, Portuguese chama, French flamme, German Flamme. Doublet of flama, which was borrowed.

Noun

llama f (plural llamas)

  1. flame
    Synonym: flama
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Quechua llama.

Noun

llama f (plural llamas)

  1. llama (camelid mammal)
Descendants

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form., from llamar

Verb

llama

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of llamar.
    ¿Cómo se llama usted? — “What is your name?” (Literally, “How do [you] call yourself?”)
  2. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of llamar.

Further reading