Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rāma

/ˈɹɑːmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: ra-ma
IPA: /ˈɹɑːmə/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

name

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राम (rāma).

Inflected Forms

Rama (alternative) Ram (alternative)

Derived Forms

Ramaism Ramaite

Phrases

Jai Shri Ram

Frequently Paired Words

Jai Shri Ram Ramayana

Questions

How do you pronounce rāma?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɑːmə/.
What does rāma mean?: 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.
Where does rāma come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit राम (rāma).

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