['dælai 'lɑ:mә]
达赖喇嘛(西藏喇嘛教格鲁派(黄教)的两大活佛之一)

[ noun ]
chief lama and once ruler of Tibet
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Lama \La"ma\, n. [Tibet. blama (pronounced l["a]"ma) a chief, a
high priest.]
In Tibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief
called Lamaism.

{The Grand Lama}, or {Dalai Lama} [lit., Ocean Lama], the
supreme pontiff in the lamaistic hierarchy. Until the
Chinese occupied Tibet he resided in Lhasa, but now (1998)
is in exile. See {Lamaism}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]