(in Hindu mythology) any of Vishnu's three incarnations (the heroes Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra)
Word origin
from Sanskrit Rāma black, dark
Rama in American English
(ˈrɑmə)
noun
any of three of the incarnations of the Hindu god Vishnu, esp. the seventh
see also Ramachandra
Word origin
Sans Rāma
-rama in American English
(ˈræmə; ˈrɑmə)
-orama
autorama, gospelrama, Kinderama
-rama in American English
suffix
var. of -orama occurring as the final element in compounds when the first element is disyllabic and does not end in -r, used so that the entire word maintains the same number of syllables as panorama
Cinerama
telerama
Examples of 'Rama' in a sentence
Rama
She must have met him that night when she went missing from the Sarakawa saying she was in the Keur Rama restaurant.