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# lama

noun (a lama, lamas)

«lama» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (religion) A lama is a teacher or monk in Tibetan Buddhism. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#m1)
2. (a name) The Dalai Lama is the most famous lama, a spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#m2)

### In the lessons

Religion lessons: Tibetan Buddhism, monasteries, prayer wheels, Lhasa. Buddhists believe a lama guides people on the path to wisdom and kindness.

### Examples

- The lama taught the young monks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#x1)
- The Dalai Lama is a well-known Buddhist leader. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#x2)
- Lamas live and study in monasteries in Tibet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#x3)
- The lama spoke about kindness and peace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#x4)
- Visitors bowed to the old lama. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#x5)
- A lama may wear red and yellow robes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/#x6)

### Note

Homophone trap: «lama» (Buddhist teacher, one «l») vs «llama» (the woolly animal from South America, double «l»).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lama» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lama/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lama» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lama.html) on Mova free.