terma
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)mə/noun
terma is spelled T-E-R-M-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, terma means “Hidden teachings in various Buddhist traditions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of terma is termas.
How many letters and syllables are in terma?
| Letters | 5: T-E-R-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is terma?
Terma appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce terma?
- /ˈtɜː(ɹ)mə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with terma?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as terma.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mater, tamer, metra, trema, ramet.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of terma
- termas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does terma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Hidden teachings in various Buddhist traditions.
- 2
The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does terma come from?
From Tibetan གཏེར་མ (gter ma, “hidden treasure”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).