English

Two llamas going for a swim

Noun

llama ‎(plural llamas)

1. (zoology) A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.

Usage notes

A male llama is called a macho, and a female llama is called an hembra.

Coordinate terms

• (Camelids) camelid; camel (dromedary, Bactrian camel), llama, guanaco, alpaca, vicuna/vicuña ^{(Category: en:Camelids)}

Derived terms

• lamoid

Translations

Quechua

Noun

llama

1. llama (Lama glama, a camelid used as a beast of burden in the Andes)

Declension

Descendants

• Spanish: llama

See also

• allpaqa
• wanaku
• wik'uña

References

• “llama” in Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2006) Diccionario quechua-español-quechua, 2nd edition, Cusco: Edmundo Pantigozo.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʎama/

Etymology 1

From Latin flamma, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlē- ‎(“to shimmer, gleam, shine”) Compare Catalan flama, Italian fiamma, Portuguese chama, French flamme, German Flamme. Doublet of flama, which was borrowed.

Noun

llama f ‎(plural llamas)

1. flame

Derived terms

• llamarada
• llamear

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Quechua llama.

Noun

llama f ‎(plural llamas)

1. llama (camelid mammal)

Descendants

• English: llama
• Portuguese: lhama, lama

Etymology 3

Form of llamar, from Latin clāmat, from the verb clamō ‎(“cry out”).

Verb

llama

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of llamar.

   ¿Cómo se llama? — “What is your name?” (Literally, “How do [you] call yourself?”)

2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of llamar.