"Rāma" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹɑːmə/
Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit राम (rāma). Etymology templates: {{translit|en|sa|राम}} Transliteration of Sanskrit राम (rāma) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rāma
  1. (Hinduism) A mythological king of Ayodhya in ancient India, considered as the seventh avatar of Vishnu and a lila-avatara described in Bhagavata Purana; one of the most worshipped Hindu deities. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hindu deities, Hinduism, Ramayana, Vaishnavism Synonyms: Rama, Ram Related terms: Ramayana, Jai Shri Ram Translations (avatar of Vishnu): ৰাম (ram) (Assamese), রাম (ram) (Bengali), ရာမ (rama.) (Burmese), 羅摩 (Chinese Mandarin), 罗摩 (Luómó) (Chinese Mandarin), Rama (Dutch), Rama (Finnish), Rama (German), રામ (rām) [masculine] (Gujarati), राम (rām) [masculine] (Hindi), रामचंद्र (rāmcandra) [masculine] (Hindi), Ráma (Hungarian), ರಾಮ (rāma) (Kannada), ព្រះរាម (preah riem) (Khmer), രാമന് (rāmaṉ) (Malayalam), राम (rām) [masculine] (Marathi), ରାମ (ramô) (Odia), Rama [masculine] (Portuguese), ਰਾਮ (rām) [masculine] (Punjabi), Ра́ма (Ráma) [masculine] (Russian), राम (rāma) [masculine] (Sanskrit), रामचन्द्र (rāmacandra) [masculine] (Sanskrit), ꠞꠣꠝ (ram) (Sylheti), இராமர் (irāmar) (Tamil), రామ (rāma) (Telugu), రాముడు (rāmuḍu) (Telugu), พระราม (prá raam) (Thai), Рама (english: Rama) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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