Rāma

/ˈɹɑːmə/

proper noun

A mythological king of Ayodhya in ancient India, considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu and a lila-avatara described in Bhagavata Purana; one of the most worshipped Hindu deities.

OriginSanskrit राम →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Rama · alternative Ram

  1. HinduismA mythological king of Ayodhya in ancient India, considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu and a lila-avatara described in Bhagavata Purana; one of the most worshipped Hindu deities.
  2. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Origin

  1. Sanskritराम
  2. EnglishRāma

Borrowed from Sanskrit राम (rāma).

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Translations

Bengali রাম
  • রাম (ram)avatar of Vishnu
Chinese Mandarin 羅摩 /罗摩
  • 羅摩 /罗摩 (Luómó)avatar of Vishnu
Dutch Rama
  • Ramaavatar of Vishnu
Finnish Rama
  • Ramaavatar of Vishnu
German Rama
  • Ramaavatar of Vishnu
Hindi राम, रामचंद्र
  • राम (rām)avatar of Vishnu
  • रामचंद्र (rāmcandra)avatar of Vishnu
  • राम (rām)male given name
Hungarian Ráma
  • Rámaavatar of Vishnu
Portuguese Rama
  • Ramaavatar of Vishnu
Punjabi ਰਾਮ
  • ਰਾਮ (rām)avatar of Vishnu
Russian Ра́ма
  • Ра́ма (Ráma)avatar of Vishnu
Tamil இராமர், இராமன்
  • இராமர் (irāmar)avatar of Vishnu
  • இராமன் (irāmaṉ)avatar of Vishnu
Thai พระราม
  • พระราม (prá raam)avatar of Vishnu
Ukrainian Рама
  • Рамаavatar of Vishnu
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APA

Rāma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C4%81ma

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“Rāma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C4%81ma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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