daruma
/ˈdɑːɹʊmə/
daruma noun: a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism.
Noun
daruma (plural darumas)
- A hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism.
- Like a daruma doll, you knock it over and it rights itself.1988 February 19, Janice Perrone, “A Gloom of Their Own”, in Chicago Reader
- This combination of piety and fun also accounts for the continued popularity of roly-poly darumas, popular doll-like figures named after Bodhidharma.2012, Conrad Schirokauer, David Lurie, Suzanne Gay, A Brief History of Japanese Civilization, page 255
- Synonyms:
- Dharma doll
daruma meaning in Marathi
daruma in Marathi
- Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma
- दारुमा dārumā
Synonyms of daruma
Forms of daruma
| plural | darumas |
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Origin of daruma
Borrowed from Japanese 達磨 (daruma), from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma, “law; morality; code”), used as a clipping of 菩提達磨 (Bodaidaruma, “Bodhidharma”). Doublet of Dharma.
Questions about daruma
- What does daruma mean?
- Daruma means a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism.
- What is daruma in Marathi?
- Daruma in Marathi is दारुमा (dārumā). See Daruma meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is daruma?
- Daruma is a noun.
- How do you pronounce daruma?
- Daruma is pronounced /ˈdɑːɹʊmə/.
- What is the plural of daruma?
- The plural of daruma is darumas.
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