how to pronounce lama

/ˈlɑːmə/

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lama is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of lama in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… Dalai Lama if he meditates to a certain …”

meanings of lama

noun:

Alternative form of llama.
A master of Tibetan Buddhism.

lama frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word lama occurs in english on average 1.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics lama can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that lama can be often used in the following areas:

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