Maras


[muh-rahsh] /məˈrɑʃ/

noun
1.
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
[mahr-uh] /ˈmɑr ə/
noun
1.
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
2.
Buddhism. Satan, who tried to seduce the Buddha at the time of his Enlightenment.
[kahr-uh-muh n-muh-rahsh; Turkish kah-rah-main-mairahsh] /ˌkɑr ə mən məˈrɑʃ; Turkish ˌkɑ rɑ mɛənˈmɛərɑʃ/
noun
1.
a city in S Turkey, near the Taurus mountain range.
noun
1.
a burrowing, gray, long-eared and long-legged cavy of the genus Dolichotis, native to South America.
/məˈrɑː/
noun
1.
a harelike South American rodent, Dolichotis patagonum, inhabiting the pampas of Argentina: family Caviidae (cavies)
/Spanish maˈra/
noun
1.
one of several organized criminal gangs of Central American origin also operating in the US
/mæˈræʃ/
noun
1.
a town in S Turkey: noted formerly for the manufacture of weapons but now for carpets and embroidery. Pop: 366 000 (2005 est)

bitter; sad, a symbolical name which Naomi gave to herself because of her misfortunes (Ruth 1:20).

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