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ulama.

A modern ball game descended from tlachtli.

5 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A modern ball game descended from tlachtli.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Classical Nahuatl ōllamaliztli. Doublet of ullamaliztli.

noun
  1. The devil bird (an avian cryptid of Sri Lanka)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sinhalese [Term?].

noun
  1. Alternative form of ulema.

    alt-of · alternative · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ). Doublet of ulema and olema.

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