Rāma

English

/ˈɹɑːmə/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (Hinduism) A king of Ayodhya in ancient India, considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu and a lila-avatara described in Bhagavata Purana.
  • used in India. Variant: Ram.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राम (Rma, Rama).

Origin

Sanskrit

राम

Gloss

Rma, Rama

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