Yama

[ yuhm-uh ]

noun

, Hindu Mythology.

1. the Vedic god presiding over the underworld.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yama¹

From the Sanskrit word yama

Example Sentences

Ten years after Boko Haram gunmen abducted his daughter from her school in the Nigerian town of Chibok, Yama Bullum feels as if he has lost her once again.

From BBC

His daughter, Jinkai Yama, was one of 276 girls kidnapped from the secondary school in the early hours of 14 April 2014 by the Islamist fighters.

From BBC

Ninety-one others remain missing, but Ms Yama is one of 20 "Chibok girls" rescued over the last two years from Boko Haram hideouts in Sambisa Forest in north-eastern Borno state, the epicentre of the 15-year insurgency.

From BBC

Ms Yama is also estranged from her family.

From BBC

Hernández turned the camera to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, whom he called “Yama,” and told him to deliver a similar message.

From Los Angeles Times