Yama

English

proper noun
Definitions
  • (Hinduism) The Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit यम (twin, Yama, pair, id).

Origin

Sanskrit

यम

Gloss

twin, Yama, pair, id

Concept
Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Classifier

Kanji

双

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms