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lama.

paralysis, depression (state of being unable to act)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɑmɑ/[ˈlɑ̝mɑ̝]

  1. paralysis, depression (state of being unable to act)

    Hallituksen päätöksenteko on lamassa.

  2. depression

    Talous on lamassa.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *lama (compare Estonian lamama (“to lie down”), Ludian lama, Votic lama), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *lamaz (“lame, withered; defective”). Alternatively related to Moksha лама (lama) and Erzya ламо (lamo, “many”), although the semantic shift is problematic.

noun/ˈlɑ(ː)mɑ/[ˈlɑ̝(ː)mɑ̝]

  1. lama

Where this word comes from

From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

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