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    lama

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Buddhism
    la·ma /ˈlɑːmə/ noun [countable]  RRBa Buddhist priest in Tibet or Mongolia 喇嘛
    Examples from the Corpus
    lama• It came into being after a lama saw a fight between a white crane and an ape.• Drepung Loseling lamas will simultaneously begin construction of a Medicine Buddha sand mandala.    Origin lama (1600-1700) Tibetan blama
    la·ma nounChineseSyllable
    Buddhist or priest Mongolia Corpus in a Tibet


    lama
    la‧ma /ˈlɑːmə/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Tibetan
     Origin: blama
    a Buddhist priest in Tibet or Mongolia