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daruma

/ˈdɑːɹʊmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
daru-ma
IPA
/ˈdɑːɹʊmə/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 達磨 (daruma), from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma, “law; morality; code”), used as a clipping of 菩提達磨 (Bodaidaruma, “Bodhidharma”). Doublet of Dharma.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: धृ, 達磨, धर्म

Inflected Forms

darumas (plural)

Synonyms

Dharma doll

Questions

How do you pronounce daruma?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑːɹʊmə/.
What does daruma mean?
A hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism.
Where does daruma come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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