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lama.

mud (soil and water)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɐ̃.mɐ/Brazil/ˈlɐ.mɐ/Portugal/ˈla.mɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. mud (soil and water)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese lama, from Latin lāma (“swamp”).

noun/ˈlɐ̃.mɐ/Brazil/ˈlɐ.mɐ/Portugal/ˈla.mɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. lama (master of Tibetan Buddhism)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma, “lama”).

noun/ˈlɐ̃.mɐ/Brazil/ˈlɐ.mɐ/Portugal/ˈla.mɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. European Portuguese standard form of lhama

    feminine · masculine
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