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padma¹

Where it comes from

From Sanskrit पद्म (padma).

noun padmas

  1. lotus blossom

Padma²

  • /ˈpɑːdmə/ UK
  • /ˈpɑdmə/ US

Rhymes with -ɑːdmə

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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

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name Padma River

हिन्दीपद्मा नदी padmā nadī

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"padma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/padma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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padma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/padma

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"padma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/padma.

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@misc{padma_2026,
  title = {padma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/padma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}