Lama
German, noun/ˈlaːma/
Lama is spelled L-A-M-A (4 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written German, the 17,543rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lama is a German neuter noun meaning “llama” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Gattung aus der Familie der Kamelartigen”.
What does Lama mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterllama
noun
- 1
masculinelama (male or unspecified sex)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Gattung aus der Familie der Kamelartigen 2. eine domestizierte Art der Gattung Lamas 3. ungelenker, langsamer Mensch 4. Person, die eine feuchte Aussprache hat
noun: 1. Geistlicher im tibetischen Buddhismus
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Lama
- Lamas genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lama?
- /ˈlaːma/
- [ˈlaːma]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lama
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lama in German?
Lama appears 3.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).