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Old Javanese
Etymology
ra- + ama from Proto-Austronesian *ama-h (“father”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ra.ma/
- Rhymes: -ma
- Hyphenation: rā‧ma
Noun
rāma
- father (once: mother in Udyogaparwa), also used for uncle, guru, etc.
- the eldest, senior (in religious community, village, army)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- "rāma" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
Alternative scripts
- 𑀭𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- राम (Devanagari script)
- রাম (Bengali script)
- රාම (Sinhalese script)
- ရာမ or ရႃမ (Burmese script)
- ราม or รามะ (Thai script)
- ᩁᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
- ຣາມ or ຣາມະ (Lao script)
- រាម (Khmer script)
- 𑄢𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)
Noun
rāma m
- delight
Declension
Declension table of "rāma" (masculine)