ALL meanings of mara
Mā·ra
M m - noun mara (folklore) A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions. 1
- noun mara Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire. 1
- noun mara Buddhism. Satan, who tried to seduce the Buddha at the time of his Enlightenment. 1
- noun mara (Buddhism) A malicious or evil spirit. 0
- noun mara Any caviid rodent of genus Dolichotis, common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina. 0
- noun mara a harelike South American rodent, Dolichotis patagonum, inhabiting the pampas of Argentina: family Caviidae (cavies) 0
- noun mara one of several organized criminal gangs of Central American origin also operating in the US 0