Rama

¹

[ rah-muh ]

noun

1. (in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.

-rama

²

1. variant of -orama, occurring as the final element in compounds when the first element is disyllabic and does not end in -r, used so that the entire word maintains the same number of syllables as panorama:

   Cinerama; telerama.

Rama

/ ˈrɑːmə /

noun

1. (in Hindu mythology) any of Vishnu's three incarnations (the heroes Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rama¹

from Sanskrit Rāma black, dark

Example Sentences

This is not lost on their commander, Rama (Shani Klein), an aspiring military careerist who looks down on frivolity in wartime.

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The Crown Prince is as reviled among the Thai people as the King, Rama IX, is beloved.

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A tween girl named Rama, from the nearby village of Jayyous, had also joined the sport.

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They erect altars to the god Rama beneath its shade, and there, too, the Brahmin instructs his scholars.

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Rama's brother Lakshman, whose duty it was to send him daily a new lingam from Benares, was late in doing so one evening.

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Sita-Rama belongs to the category of mythological dramas, something like the tragedies of Aeschylus.

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The black material is claimed by the Vaishnavas as their own, it being of the same color as the burned tail of Rama's ally.

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They say the children of the sun and Rama have nothing in common with the children of the moon and Krishna.

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