Padma

See also: padma

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पद्म (padma, “lotus”), which the river was named for. Doublet of Pema.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːdmə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑdmə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːdmə
• Hyphenation: Pad‧ma

Proper noun

Padma

1. The main distributary of the Ganges river in Bangladesh.
2. A female given name from Sanskrit in India.

Translations

Padma River

• Bengali: পদ্মা (bn) (pôdda)
• Hindi: पद्मा नदी (padmā nadī)
• Marathi: पदमा f (padmā)
• Urdu: پدمہ (padma)

Anagrams

• DMAPA, padam