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enma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
en-ma
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Japanese name for Yama, the Hindu, Buddhist and Chinese god who presides over naraku (hell). A deity and/or personification of death. (Compare Izanami and the Shinigami.)

Etymology

From Japanese 閻魔 (Enma). Doublet of Yama.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does enma mean?
The Japanese name for Yama, the Hindu, Buddhist and Chinese god who presides over naraku (hell). A deity and/or personification of death. (Compare Izanami and the Shinigami.)
Where does enma come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce enma

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