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• Rama
  Rama

  noun

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

Rama

¹ American  

[rah-muh] / ˈrɑ mə /

noun

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

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-rama ² American  

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.

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Rama British  

/ ˈrɑːmə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Rama

from Sanskrit Rāma black, dark

Example Sentences

It’s the story of Rama, the seventh incarnation of the god Vishnu, and his army of monkeys, whose quantity is likened to a sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

In a break from tradition, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and wife Rama Duwaji will not be attending.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji were not home at the time.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Jewish Insider published what it called an exposé revealing that the mayor’s wife Rama Duwaji, a private citizen who holds no public office, had liked social media posts sympathetic to Palestinian rights.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

As we walked along, we chanted over and over, “Rama nama satya hai,” “The name of Rama is truth.”

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan