lama

[lah-muh] /ˈlɑ mə/
noun
1.
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
Origin
1645-55; < Tibetan lama (spelling bla ma) literally, superior one (in Tibetan applied only to monks of high rank)
Can be confused
lama, llama.
Examples from the web for lama
  • There was much chanting of prayers, and finally the head lama circled the building twice with us all trailing along behind him.
British Dictionary definitions for lama

lama

/ˈlɑːmə/
noun
1.
a priest or monk of Lamaism
Word Origin
C17: from Tibetan blama
Word Origin and History for lama
n.

"Buddhist priest of Mongolia or Tibet," 1650s, from Tibetan blama "chief, high priest," with silent b-. Related: Lamasery.

lama in Culture
lama [(lah-muh)]

In the Buddhism of Tibet, a monk or priest. The chief of the lamas is the Dalai Lama.

lama in the Bible

(Matt. 27:46), a Hebrew word meaning why, quoted from Ps. 22:1.