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Meaning of lama | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
/ˈlɑː.mə/

Definitions

  1. A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
  2. lamé (fabric with silver or gold threads woven in)
    obsolete
  3. A surname.
  4. Initialism of long-acting muscarinic antagonist.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Equivalents

العربية لَامَا
Čeština lama
Deutsch Lama
Ελληνικά λάμα
Español lama
Suomi lama
Français lama
日本語 ラマ 喇嘛
한국어 라마
Nederlands lama
Polski lama
Português lama
Русский лама
Svenska lama
ไทย ลามะ
Tiếng Việt lạt-ma
中文 喇嘛

Examples

“The Wedding Dress, composed of a most magnificent silver lama, on net, over a rich silver tissue slip, with a superb border of silver lama embroidery at the bottom, forming shells and bouquets; above the border a most elegant falling, tastefully designed, in festoons of rich silver lama, and finished with a very brilliant roleau^([sic]) of lama.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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