Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yama

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: ya-ma
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo.

name

A female given name from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit यम (yamá). Doublet of Enma.

Questions

What does yama mean?: The Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo.
Where does yama come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit यम (yamá). Doublet of Enma.

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