Lama
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mid 17th century: from Tibetan bla-ma (the initial b being silent), literally ‘superior one’.
wiktionary
From Tibetan བླ་མ(bla ma).
lama (plural lamas)
etymonline
lama (n.)
"Buddhist priest of Mongolia or Tibet," 1650s, according to OED from Tibetan blama "chief, high priest," with silent b-. Related: Lamaism; lamarchy. Lamasery "Buddhist monastery" (1849) is from French lamaserie, perhaps a word invented in French, as if from Persian sarai "an inn" (see caravanserai).
