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llama

/ˈlɒmə/LO-muh
/ˈlɑmə/LAH-muh

Meaninga flock

Common meaning: a South American animal kept for wool and carrying

Journey through time

  1. Quechuallamasource
  2. Early English spellinglamasource
  3. Englishllama‘a South American animal kept for wool and carrying’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Quechua llama ‘a flock’.

Roots

  • llama Quechua “a flock”

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