Rāma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A mythological king of Ayodhya in ancient India, considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu and a lila-avatara described in Bhagavata Purana; one of the most worshipped Hindu deities.
  2. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɑːmə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Rama.wav

Word forms

Rāma Rama Ram

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit राम (rāma).

Related words

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