noun
padma
PAHD-muh
noun
1
A lotus flower, especially as used in Indian and Buddhist imagery and poetry.
"The temple carving showed the goddess seated on a padma."
"In the poem, her face is compared to an opening padma."
How to Use Padma
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA literary and religious word for the lotus flower, a symbol of purity in Indian and Buddhist tradition.
Common pairings
seated on a padma
padma flower
Word Forms
padmas plural
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Etymology
From Sanskrit पद्म (padma), meaning "lotus".