Lama

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

Translingual

Lama glama, Bolivia

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Lama f

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): Lama glama, Lama guanicoe - species

References

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

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlaːma]

Etymology 1

From Spanish llama, from Quechua llama.

Noun

Lama n (genitive Lamas, plural Lamas)

llama

Etymology 2

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

Noun

Lama m (genitive Lamas, plural Lamas)

lama (male or of unspecified sex)

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