marma

See also: Marma

English

Etymology

From Hindi मर्म (marm, “heart”), from Sanskrit मर्मन् (marman).

Noun

marma (plural marmas)

1. (Ayurveda) A special, sensitive point on the body.

Translations

a special, sensitive point on the body

• Portuguese: marma m

See also

• meridian

Anagrams

• Ammar, Amram, maram, MRAAM

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑr.mɑ/, [ˈmɑrˠ.mɑ]

Noun

marma m

1. marble

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	marma	—
accusative	marman	—
genitive	marman	—
dative	marman	—

Derived terms

• marmstān, marmanstān

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “marma”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.mɐ/ [ˈmaɦ.mɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.mɐ/ [ˈmaɦ.mɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.mɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɻ.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.mɐ/

Noun

marma m (plural marmas)

1. (Ayurveda) marma (a special, sensitive point on the body)