# lama

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɑː.mə/ · frequency rank #15,445

## Definitions
1. A master of Tibetan Buddhism.

## Etymology
From Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma).

## Easily confused with
- **LM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lm)
- **law** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-law)
- **lay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lay)
- **las** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-las)
- **lap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lap)
- **LAN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lan)
- **lea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lea)
- **lax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lax)
- **lim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lim)
- **Lao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lao)
- **Lau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lau)
- **LAT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lat)
- **loa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-loa)
- **LEM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lem)
- **lar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lar)
- **Lua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lua)
- **lum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lum)
- **lav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lav)
- **last** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-last)
- **late** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-late)

## Common misspellings (3)
`laam`, `lamma`, `lmaa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lama