"Enma" meaning in All languages combined

See Enma on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Japanese 閻魔 (Enma). Doublet of Yama. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|閻魔|tr=Enma}} Japanese 閻魔 (Enma), {{doublet|en|Yama}} Doublet of Yama Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Enma
  1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) The Japanese name for Yama, the Hindu, Buddhist and Chinese god who presides over naraku (hell). A deity and/or personification of death. (Compare Izanami and the Shinigami.) Wikipedia link: Enma Tags: Japanese Categories (topical): Buddhist deities, Death, Japanese deities, Shinto

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