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lama

la·ma [ lmə ] (plural la·mas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Buddhist monk: a Tibetan or Mongolian Buddhist monk

2. title for reincarnated Buddhist: in Buddhism, a title used for those people who are believed to be the reincarnations of a bodhisattva

[Mid-17th century. Representing the pronunciation of Tibetan bla-ma]
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