Rama

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rama"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राम (rāma).

  • (Oumuamua): The nickname derives from the similarity of Oumuamua to the fictional object "Rama" in the story Rendezvous with Rama, where that fictional object is named for the goddess.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɑːmə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɑmə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːmə
  • Hyphenation: Ra‧ma

Proper noun

Rama

  1. (Hinduism) A name of the goddess Lakshmi.
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
  3. Alternative form of Rāma (“an incarnation of the god Vishnu in Hinduism”).
  4. (astronomy) Nickname for ʻOumuamua.
  5. A river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a major tributary of the Neretva.

Translations

See also

Anagrams

Albanian

Proper noun

Rama

  1. definite nominative singular of Ramë

Proper noun

Rama

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Statistics

  • According to the 2011 Albanian census, Rama is the 30th most common surname in Albania, belonging to 5712 individuals.

Cebuano

Proper noun

Rama

  1. a surname from Sanskrit

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Rama.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.mɐ/ [ˈhɐ̃.mɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.mɐ/ [ˈχɐ̃.mɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɐ.ma/ [ˈhɐ.ma]
 

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit राम (rāma).

Proper noun

Rama f

  1. (Hinduism) Rama (avatar of Lakshmi)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit राम (rāma).

Proper noun

Rama m

  1. (Hinduism) Rāma (avatar of Vishnu)
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