A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
Used in a Sentence
rama
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for rama.
Editorial note
Clarke's Rama (though Rama was a cylinder).
Examples11
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of rama gathered in one view.
A river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a major tributary of the Neretva.
(Hinduism) A name of the goddess Lakshmi.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for rama.
noun
A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
noun
A river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a major tributary of the Neretva.
noun
(Hinduism) A name of the goddess Lakshmi.
noun
(astronomy) Nickname for ʻOumuamua.
Example sentences
Clarke's Rama (though Rama was a cylinder).
Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama working as a one-off TV series, the sort which is 10 or 13 episodes long.
Rendezvous with Rama strikes me as more optimistic, I think because the protagonists are all high up the ladder--chosen astronauts.
After this I plan to dive into Rama territory and perhaps Dune also.
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke.
Synopsis: In this episode, Rama Mamuaya, founder of DailySocial.net discussed the fierce competition on ecommerce in Indonesia between two powers: Lazada (Rocket Internet) vs MatahariMall (Lippo Group).
It's like a random sample of the whole world was picked up and air dropped onto a carefully organized vessel, a Rama waiting to lift up and go forth on its journey elsewhere.
Quote examples
I've tried others: "Guys" is clearly gender specific, "Ya'll" is pretty informal (although I use it on occasion), "Team" is barf-o-rama.
Proper noun examples
Roadside Picnic is kind of parallel to Clark's Rendezvous with Rama.
And this is obviously how they powered Rama.
Rama dissects how the war between both ecommerce entities will play out and how it affects the other ecommerce companies such as Tokopedia (which raised US$100M from Softbank) in Indonesia.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use rama in a sentence?
Clarke's Rama (though Rama was a cylinder).
What does rama mean?
A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
What part of speech is rama?
rama is commonly used as noun.