Yama
Yama proper noun: the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo.
Proper noun (1)
Yama
Proper noun (2)
Yama
- A female given name from Japanese.
Yama meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Yama in Hindi
- the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
- यम yam, यमराज yamrāj
Yama in Tamil
- the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
- யமன் yamaṉ
Yama in Marathi
- the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
- यम yam
Yama in Urdu
- the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo
- یم yam
More languagesFewer languages
- Yama in Bengali
- যম jom, যমরাজ jomraj
- Yama in Telugu
- యముడు yamuḍu
- Yama in Malayalam
- യമൻ yamaṉ
- Yama in Punjabi
- ਯਮ yam
- Yama in Odia
- ଯମ jama
- Yama in Sanskrit
- यम yama
- Yama in Assamese
- যম zom
- Yama in Thai
- ยม yom
- Yama in Vietnamese
- Diêm La, Diêm Ma, Diêm Vương
- Yama in Myanmar
- ယာမာ yama
- Sindhi
- يمراج emrāj
Origin of Yama
Borrowed from Sanskrit यम (yamá). Doublet of Enma.
Borrowed from Japanese やま (Yama).
Questions about Yama
- What does Yama mean?
- Yama means the Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo.
- What is Yama in Hindi?
- Yama in Hindi is यम (yam), यमराज (yamrāj). See Yama meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Yama?
- Yama is a proper noun.
Words near Yama in the dictionary
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