Yama

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proper noun

The Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo.

OriginSanskrit यम →
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Meanings

Yama1

proper noun
  1. HinduismBuddhismThe Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo.

Yama2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Japanese.

Origin

Yama · proper noun

  1. Sanskritयम
  2. EnglishYama

Borrowed from Sanskrit यम (yamá). Doublet of Enma.

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Yama · proper noun

  1. Japaneseやま
  2. EnglishYama

Borrowed from Japanese やま (Yama).

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Translations

Bengali যম, যমরাজ
  • যম (jom)the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
  • যমরাজ (jomraj)the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
Bulgarian Я́ма
  • Я́ма (Jáma)the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
Chinese Cantonese 閻魔 /阎魔
  • 閻魔 /阎魔 (jim⁴ mo¹)the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
Chinese Mandarin 閻摩 /阎摩
  • 閻摩 /阎摩 (Yánmó)the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
Hindi यम, यमराज
  • यम (yam)the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
  • यमराज (yamrāj)the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
Irish Iáma
  • Iámathe Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
Japanese 閻魔
  • 閻魔 (Enma)the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
Korean 염라
  • 염라 (Yeomna)the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
Portuguese Iama
  • Iamathe Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
Punjabi ਯਮ
  • ਯਮ (yam)the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
Russian Я́ма
  • Я́ма (Jáma)the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
Tamil யமன்
  • யமன் (yamaṉ)the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
Thai ยม
  • ยม (yom)the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
Urdu یم
  • یم (yam)the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
Vietnamese Diêm La, Diêm Ma
  • Diêm Lathe Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
  • Diêm Mathe Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
  • Diêm Vươngthe Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mayaAyamamayAmyaMaay
Cite this entry
APA

Yama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yama

MLA

“Yama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yama. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yama,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yama.

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