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lama — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lama noun A senior teacher or spiritual master in Tibetan Buddhism.
  • llama noun A South American pack animal related to the camel, kept for its wool and as a beast of burden.

Senses

lama is used for these senses in English:

  • lama A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
  • llama A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.