torma
/ˈtɔɹmə/noun
torma is spelled T-O-R-M-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, torma means “A figure, made mostly of flour and butter, used in tantric rituals or as an offering in Tibetan Buddhism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of torma is tormas.
How many letters and syllables are in torma?
| Letters | 5: T-O-R-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is torma?
Torma appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 torma?
- US /ˈtɔɹmə/
- UK /ˈtɔːmə/
Torma has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of torma
- tormas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does torma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A figure, made mostly of flour and butter, used in tantric rituals or as an offering in Tibetan Buddhism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does torma come from?
Borrowed from Tibetan གཏོར་མ (gtor ma).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).