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mara meaning in Nepali

मारा

/ˈmɑːɹə/

mara in Nepali: मारा. In English, mara means a nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

Nepali words for mara

मारा

English meaning of mara

  1. noun A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.
  2. noun A type of god that prevents accomplishment or success.
  3. noun Any malicious or evil spirit.
  4. noun Any caviid rodent of the genus Dolichotis, common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina.

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Questions about mara in Nepali

What is the meaning of mara in Nepali?
Mara in Nepali is मारा.
mara को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
Mara: मारा.
What does mara mean in English?
Mara means a nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

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Nepali words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “mara”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: mara (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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