English Explanatory Dictionary

Yama

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo.
name
  1. A female given name from Japanese.

Word forms

Yama

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit यम (yamá). Doublet of Enma.

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