Lama

See also: lama, láma, lāma, lamă, lǎma, lamâ, lamä, -lama, and La Mã

Translingual

Lama glama, Bolivia

Etymology

New Latin, from Spanish llama (“domesticated llama”)

Proper noun

Lama f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Camelidae – the llama and the guanaco.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Artiodactyla - order; Tylopoda - suborder; Camelidae - family; Lamini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): type species - Lama guanicoe; Lama glama - other extant species

References

• Lama (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lama on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lama on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Proper noun

Lama (plural Lamas)

1. A surname.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaːma]

Etymology 1

From Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Noun

Lama n (strong, genitive Lamas, plural Lamas)

1. llama

Etymology 2

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Noun

Lama m (strong, genitive Lamas, plural Lamas)

1. lama (male or of unspecified gender)

   Dalai Lama - Dalai Lama