darma

See also: dărma

Balinese

Etymology

From Old Javanese dharma, from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

darma (Balinese script ᬥᬃᬫ or ᬥᬃᬫ᭄ᬫ)

1. dharma, religion

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

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

darma

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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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈdarma/ [ˈdar.ma]
• Rhymes: -arma
• Syllabification: dar‧ma

Noun

darma (plural darma-darma)

1. responsibility
2. duty
3. right, justice

Alternative forms

• dharma

Derived terms

• berdarma

• darma bakti
• darma gita
• darma perguruan
• darma sala
• darma tula
• darma wacana

Related terms

• derma

Further reading

• “darma”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative darma vocative a darma genitive darma dative darma forms with the definite article singular nominative an darma genitive an darma dative leis an darma don darma

Javanese

Romanization

darma

1. romanization of ꦢꦂꦩ

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

darma

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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/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʁmɐ, (Portugal) -aɾmɐ
• Hyphenation: dar‧ma

Noun

darma m (plural darmas)

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

Further reading

• “darma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “darma”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “darma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

darma

Wikipedia ^es

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)