mara

Meanings

1. A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

1. A type of god that prevents accomplishment or success.
2. Any malicious or evil spirit.

1. Any caviid rodent of the genus Dolichotis, common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina.

1. A Latin American criminal gang.

1. A Maran Australian Aboriginal prefixing language spoken in southeastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.

1. A female given name from Hebrew.

1. A surname from Irish.

1. The Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama.
2. The Buddhist demon who tempts people away from enlightenment

1. The Slavic goddess of winter and death; Marena or Marzanna.

1. A member of a predominantly agricultural tribe of southern Assam and western Burma.

1. A river in Tanzania and Kenya.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse mara, from Proto-Germanic *marǭ, cognate with Old English mare or mære. Doublet of mare. See nightmare.