daruma
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 達磨 (daruma), from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma, “law; morality; code”), used as a clipping of 菩提達磨 (Bodaidaruma, “Bodhidharma”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɑːɹʊmə/
Noun
daruma (plural darumas)
- A hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism.
- 2012, A Brief History of Japanese Civilization, page 255:
- This combination of piety and fun also accounts for the continued popularity of roly-poly darumas, popular doll-like figures named after Bodhidharma.
- Synonym: Dharma doll
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