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marma

marma noun: a special, sensitive point on the body.

Noun

marma (plural marmas)

  1. A special, sensitive point on the body.

Proper noun capitalized: Marma

Marma

  1. An ethnic group in Bangladesh.

marma meaning in Hindi

marma in Hindi

marma
मर्म marm

Forms of marma

pluralmarmas

Origin of marma

Borrowed from Sanskrit मर्म॑ (márma, “mortal spot, vital point”).

From Burmese မရမာ (ma.ra.ma).

Questions about marma

What does marma mean?
Marma means a special, sensitive point on the body.
What is marma in Hindi?
Marma in Hindi is मर्म (marm). See Marma meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is marma?
Marma can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of marma?
The plural of marma is marmas.

Words near marma in the dictionary

  1. marlstones
  2. marlu
  3. marlus
  4. marly
  5. marm
  6. marma
  7. Marmaduke
  8. Marmageddon
  9. marmalade
  10. marmalade box
  11. marmalade boxes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: marma (page history and authors); Marma (page history and authors); मर्म (Hindi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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