Rama

[ rah-muh ]

/ ˈrɑ mə /

Save This Word!

noun

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

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"

"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."

Question 1 of 7

IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

have

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Rama

rally round, raloxifene, ralph, Ralph Roister Doister, ram, Rama, Ramachandra, ramada, Ramadan, ramage, ram-air turbine

Other definitions for Rama (2 of 2)

-rama

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.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use Rama in a sentence

This is not lost on their commander, Rama (Shani Klein), an aspiring military careerist who looks down on frivolity in wartime.
‘Zero Motivation’: the Funny Side of the IDF|Melissa Leon|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Crown Prince is as reviled among the Thai people as the King, Rama IX, is beloved.
The Real Crisis in Thailand is the Coming Royal Succession|Somchai Samizdat|February 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A tween girl named Rama, from the nearby village of Jayyous, had also joined the sport.
If You Build It, They Will Skate|Maysoon Zayid|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They erect altars to the god Rama beneath its shade, and there, too, the Brahmin instructs his scholars.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer

Rama's brother Lakshman, whose duty it was to send him daily a new lingam from Benares, was late in doing so one evening.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
Sita-Rama belongs to the category of mythological dramas, something like the tragedies of Aeschylus.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
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.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
They say the children of the sun and Rama have nothing in common with the children of the moon and Krishna.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky

British Dictionary definitions for Rama

Rama

/ (ˈrɑːmə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for Rama

from Sanskrit Rāma black, dark

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012