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Is dharma a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dharma is a Scrabble US word. The word dharma is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is dharma a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dharma is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

D2H4A1R1M3A1

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6-letter words (1 found)

DHARMA,

5-letter words (4 found)

DAMAR,DRAMA,HARAM,MARAH,

4-letter words (9 found)

AMAH,DRAM,HAAR,HARD,HARM,MAAR,MAHA,MARA,MARD,

3-letter words (15 found)

AAH,AHA,AMA,ARD,ARM,DAH,DAM,HAD,HAM,MAA,MAD,MAR,RAD,RAH,RAM,

2-letter words (9 found)

AA,AD,AH,AM,AR,DA,HA,HM,MA,

You can make 38 words from dharma according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of dharma

dharma

Alternative forms

  • Dharma

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma, “that which upholds or supports”). The definitions pertaining to Buddhism are influenced by dhamma, a loan word from Pali. Doublet of dhamma and firm.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɑːmə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɑɹ.mə/
  • (Indian English) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ʱəɾ.mə/, /d̪ʱəɾm/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mə

Noun

dharma (countable and uncountable, plural dharmas)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) The natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order.
    Antonym: adharma
  2. (Hinduism) One's obligation in respect to one's position in society, or the universe; one's duty, societally or cosmically.
  3. (Buddhism) The teachings of the Buddha as one's personal path to enlightenment.
  4. (Buddhism) The teachings of the Buddha as a practice to be promulgated and taught.
  5. (Jainism) Rule of conduct.

Derived terms

  • Buddha-dharma
  • dharma talk
  • dharmic, Dharmic

Related terms

  • Sanatana Dharma ("the eternal way, Hinduism")

Translations

See also

  • karma

References

Balinese

Romanization

dharma

  1. Romanization of ᬥᬃᬫ

Dutch

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑr.maː/
  • Hyphenation: dhar‧ma
  • Rhymes: -ɑrmaː

Noun

dharma m (uncountable)

  1. dharma (order of the universe, society, etc.; one's social or religious duty in Hinduism; teachings of the Buddha)

Derived terms

  • dharmisch

Irish

Noun

dharma m (genitive singular dharma)

  1. Alternative spelling of darma

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma, “that which upholds or supports”). Doublet of firma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdar.ma/
  • Rhymes: -arma
  • Hyphenation: dhàr‧ma

Noun

dharma m (invariable)

  1. dharma

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dar.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ma
  • Hyphenation: dhar‧ma

Noun

dharma

  1. dharma:
    1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) the natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order.
    2. (Hinduism) one's obligation in respect to one's position in society, or the universe; one's duty, societally or cosmically.
    3. (Buddhism) doctrine, truth: the teachings of the Buddha as one's personal path to enlightenment.
  2. benevolence, piety, righteousness, virtue
  3. nature, property
  4. religious foundation, temple

Adjective

dharma

  1. benevolent, charitable, pious, righteous, virtuous

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦢꦂꦩ (darma) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬥᬃᬫ (darma, dharma)

Further reading

  • "dharma" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Portuguese

Noun

dharma m (plural dharmas)

  1. Alternative spelling of darma

Source: wiktionary.org