Yama Syllabification: (Ya·ma)Pronunciation: /ˈyəmə, ˈyämə/Definition of Yama (in Hindu legend) the first man to die. He became the guardian, judge, and ruler of the dead, and is represented as carrying a noose and riding a buffalo. Origin:from Sanskrit yama 'restraint' (from yam 'restrain')Yama in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Yama in the British & World English dictionary
