"ulama" meaning in English

See ulama in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Ultimately from Classical Nahuatl ōllamaliztli. See also ullamaliztli. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|nci|ōllamaliztli}} Classical Nahuatl ōllamaliztli Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ulama (uncountable)
  1. A (modern) ball game, descended from tlachtli. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Ball games
    Sense id: en-ulama-en-noun-kittL5Do Disambiguation of Ball games: 59 10 31 Categories (other): English undefined derivations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|عُلَمَاء}} Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} ulama pl (plural only)
  1. (Islam) Alternative form of ulema Tags: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: ulema Categories (topical): Islam
    Sense id: en-ulama-en-noun-qT8tMIbT Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Sinhalese [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|si|}} Sinhalese [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} ulama
  1. The devil bird (an avian cryptid of Sri Lanka) Categories (topical): Cryptozoology
    Sense id: en-ulama-en-noun-L1lYM2q~ Disambiguation of Cryptozoology: 9 24 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 24 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 2 4 4 10 4 12 16 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 2 10 2 11 18 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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