ulama

noun — 2 senses

noun

Etymology Ultimately from Classical Nahuatl ōllamaliztli. Doublet of ullamaliztli.

A modern ball game descended from tlachtli.

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Sinhalese [Term?].

The devil bird (an avian cryptid of Sri Lanka)

There is a bird in Ceylon, which the natives call ulama, or the demon bird, which utters most loud and ear-piercing screams, strongly resembling the shrieks of a human being in severe bodily agony.1849 June 23, The Dublin University Magazine, page 692:

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