darma

See also: dărma

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese derramar in the meaning of "to pour".

Verb

darma

1. to offer

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dár.màː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [dár.màː]

Noun

dar̃mā̀ f (possessed form dar̃màr̃)

1. lead, tin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay darma, from Classical Malay darma, from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-mos, from *dʰer- (“to hold, support”). Doublet of derma and firma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dar.ma/
• Hyphenation: dar‧ma

Noun

darma (plural darma-darma, first-person possessive darmaku, second-person possessive darmamu, third-person possessive darmanya)

1. responsibility
2. duty
3. right, justice

Related terms

• derma

Further reading

• “darma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Alternative forms

• dharma

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma, “that which upholds or supports”).

Noun

darma m (genitive singular darma)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) dharma

Declension

Declension of darma

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative darma Vocative a darma Genitive darma Dative darma

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an darma Genitive an darma Dative leis an darma don darma

Javanese

Romanization

darma

1. Romanization of ꦢꦂꦩ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dharma

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma, “that which upholds or supports”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdaʁ.mɐ/ [ˈdaɦ.mɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdaʁ.mɐ/ [ˈdaɦ.mɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈdaɾ.mɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdaʁ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdaɻ.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdaɾ.mɐ/

• Hyphenation: dar‧ma

Noun

darma m (plural darmas)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) dharma (principle that orders the universe)

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Dharma, dharma

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma, “that which upholds or supports”).

Noun

darma m (uncountable)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) dharma (principle that orders the universe)