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Plural of lama

regular plural

The plural of lama is lamas.

Forms of lama

Singularlama /ˈlɑː.mə/
Plurallamas
Countablecountable

Lamas in a sentence

  • The lamas of Hsiaho County, Kansu Province, welcome the goodwill mission in their famous temple, Labrang Gomba, and hear the government's policy towards national minorities.[1951 January, Kung-liao Sa, “National Minorities Welcome the Goodwill Mission”, in China Pictorial, number 1, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 16?. From the entry Xiahe
  • But when you compare them to cups of chai latte, volcanoes, light bulbs, and lamas, it’s obvious that seven million and seven belong to the same species.2012, Howard Bloom, The God Problem: How a Godless Cosmos Creates, Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, →ISBN, page 234. From the entry chai latte
  • The longest and the best ones are presented to the great lamas, high officials, and to other personages; they carry respect according to their quality, colour and length.1902, Sarat Chandra Das, “ཁ་བཏགས kha-ḇtags̠”, in A Tibetan-English Dictionary With Sanskrit Synonyms, Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Book…. From the entry Great Lama
  • After staying at Tachienlu for a time the Russians are sold to have turned on their tracks and again gone into the inhospitable land of the lamas.1901 June 10, “The Russ̀ians in Szechuan—In Trouble with the Tibetans”, in The Bombay Gazette, page 6. From the entry Tachienlu

Meaning of lama

  1. noun A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
  2. noun Lamé (fabric with silver or gold threads woven in).

Full definition of lama

Questions about the plural of lama

What is the plural of lama?
The plural of lama is lamas.
Is lama countable?
Lama is a countable noun.

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