kama

See also: Kama, kamá, kāma, Kāma, -kama, and kam-á

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: kämə, IPA(key): /kɑmə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːmə

Etymology 1

From Japanese 鎌 (kama, “sickle, scythe”).

Noun

kama (plural kama or kamas)

  1. A sickle-like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds.
See also

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit काम (kāma).

Noun

kama (uncountable)

  1. (India) The act or process of wishing; longing, desire (with or without sexual connotations); one of the goals of life in Hindu tradition.
    • 1958, V. Raghavan Chapter XII: Kāma, The Third End of Man, Stephen N Hay, William Theodore De Bary (editors), Sources of Indian Tradition, Volume 2, page 258,
      The place of kāma or the pursuit of love and pleasure in the balanced Hindu scheme of life derives from the importance attached to the life of the married householder (grhastha).
    • 2006, Indian Erotology, article in Alan Soble (editor), Sex from Plato to Paglia: A Philosophical Encyclopedia, Volume 1: A-L, page 493,
      Ancient Indian thought divides the principal aims of human existence into dharma (religion, morality, social obligations), artha (economics, politics, power), and kāma (erotic pleasure, sexual interaction, sexual gratification).
Derived terms
See also
  • preman

Anagrams

Acehnese

Noun

kama

  1. room (part of a building)

References

Chichewa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese cama.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.má/

Noun

kamá class 9 (plural makamá class 6)

  1. bed
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.ma/

Verb

-kama (infinitive kukama)

  1. to milk

Estonian

Noun

kama (genitive kama, partitive kama)

  1. finely milled flour mixture (Estonian/Finnish food, talkkuna in Finnish)
  2. kama

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑmɑ/

Noun

kama

  1. one’s stuff (usually plural)
    Siivoa kamasi.
    Clean up your stuff.
  2. (slang, singular only) product (illegal drugs)

Declension

Inflection of kama (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kama kamat
genitive kaman kamojen
partitive kamaa kamoja
illative kamaan kamoihin
singular plural
nominative kama kamat
accusative nom. kama kamat
gen. kaman
genitive kaman kamojen
kamainrare
partitive kamaa kamoja
inessive kamassa kamoissa
elative kamasta kamoista
illative kamaan kamoihin
adessive kamalla kamoilla
ablative kamalta kamoilta
allative kamalle kamoille
essive kamana kamoina
translative kamaksi kamoiksi
instructive — kamoin
abessive kamatta kamoitta
comitative — kamoineen

Derived terms

  • lällärikama

Jamamadí

Verb

kama

  1. (Banawá) to come

References

Japanese

Romanization

kama

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かま

Lele (Chad)

Noun

kāmā

  1. water

References

  • Takács, Gábor (1999-2008) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201:
    […] we should carefully distinguish the following Ch. roots from AA *m-ˀ "water" [GT]:
    (1) Ch. *h-m "water" [GT]: […] Lele kāmā [Gowers], […]
  • Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, →ISBN, page 38

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkãma/

Noun

kama

  1. breast

Ontong Java

Noun

kama

  1. human
  2. man
  3. person

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Japanese 鎌 (kama, “sickle, scythe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kâma/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ma

Noun

kȁma f (Cyrillic spelling ка̏ма)

  1. kama
Declension

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (kama) (Turkish kama).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kâma/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ma

Noun

kȁma f (Cyrillic spelling ка̏ма)

  1. a kind of dagger
Declension

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit काम (kā́ma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kâːma/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ma

Noun

kȃma m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑ма)

  1. (Hinduism) one of the four main goals of the material existence
Declension

References

  • “kama” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “kama” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “kama” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic كَمَا‎ (kamā).

Conjunction

kama

  1. as
    Kama ulivyosema...
    As you said...
  2. if

Synonyms

Verb

-kama (infinitive kukama)

  1. to milk

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kama
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kukama kutokama
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative kama kameni
Habitual hukama
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilikama
nalikama		 tulikama
twalikama		 ulikama
walikama		 mlikama
mwalikama		 alikama walikama ulikama ilikama lilikama yalikama kilikama vilikama ilikama zilikama ulikama kulikama palikama mulikama
Relative niliokama
naliokama		 tuliokama
twaliokama		 uliokama
waliokama		 mliokama
mwaliokama		 aliokama waliokama uliokama iliokama liliokama yaliokama kiliokama viliokama iliokama ziliokama uliokama kuliokama paliokama muliokama
Negative sikukama hatukukama hukukama hamkukama hakukama hawakukama haukukama haikukama halikukama hayakukama hakikukama havikukama haikukama hazikukama haukukama hakukukama hapakukama hamukukama
Present
Positive ninakama
nakama		 tunakama unakama mnakama anakama wanakama unakama inakama linakama yanakama kinakama vinakama inakama zinakama unakama kunakama panakama munakama
Relative ninaokama
naokama		 tunaokama unaokama mnaokama anaokama wanaokama unaokama inaokama linaokama yanaokama kinaokama vinaokama inaokama zinaokama unaokama kunaokama panaokama munaokama
Negative sikami hatukami hukami hamkami hakami hawakami haukami haikami halikami hayakami hakikami havikami haikami hazikami haukami hakukami hapakami hamukami
Future
Positive nitakama tutakama utakama mtakama atakama watakama utakama itakama litakama yatakama kitakama vitakama itakama zitakama utakama kutakama patakama mutakama
Relative nitakaokama tutakaokama utakaokama mtakaokama atakaokama watakaokama utakaokama itakaokama litakaokama yatakaokama kitakaokama vitakaokama itakaokama zitakaokama utakaokama kutakaokama patakaokama mutakaokama
Negative sitakama hatutakama hutakama hamtakama hatakama hawatakama hautakama haitakama halitakama hayatakama hakitakama havitakama haitakama hazitakama hautakama hakutakama hapatakama hamutakama
Subjunctive
Positive nikame tukame ukame mkame akame wakame ukame ikame likame yakame kikame vikame ikame zikame ukame kukame pakame mukame
Negative nisikame tusikame usikame msikame asikame wasikame usikame isikame lisikame yasikame kisikame visikame isikame zisikame usikame kusikame pasikame musikame
Present Conditional
Positive ningekama tungekama ungekama mngekama angekama wangekama ungekama ingekama lingekama yangekama kingekama vingekama ingekama zingekama ungekama kungekama pangekama mungekama
Negative nisingekama
singekama		 tusingekama
hatungekama		 usingekama
hungekama		 msingekama
hamngekama		 asingekama
hangekama		 wasingekama
hawangekama		 usingekama
haungekama		 isingekama
haingekama		 lisingekama
halingekama		 yasingekama
hayangekama		 kisingekama
hakingekama		 visingekama
havingekama		 isingekama
haingekama		 zisingekama
hazingekama		 usingekama
haungekama		 kusingekama
hakungekama		 pasingekama
hapangekama		 musingekama
hamungekama
Past Conditional
Positive ningalikama tungalikama ungalikama mngalikama angalikama wangalikama ungalikama ingalikama lingalikama yangalikama kingalikama vingalikama ingalikama zingalikama ungalikama kungalikama pangalikama mungalikama
Negative nisingalikama
singalikama		 tusingalikama
hatungalikama		 usingalikama
hungalikama		 msingalikama
hamngalikama		 asingalikama
hangalikama		 wasingalikama
hawangalikama		 usingalikama
haungalikama		 isingalikama
haingalikama		 lisingalikama
halingalikama		 yasingalikama
hayangalikama		 kisingalikama
hakingalikama		 visingalikama
havingalikama		 isingalikama
haingalikama		 zisingalikama
hazingalikama		 usingalikama
haungalikama		 kusingalikama
hakungalikama		 pasingalikama
hapangalikama		 musingalikama
hamungalikama
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelikama tungelikama ungelikama mngelikama angelikama wangelikama ungelikama ingelikama lingelikama yangelikama kingelikama vingelikama ingelikama zingelikama ungelikama kungelikama pangelikama mungelikama
General Relative
Positive nikamao tukamao ukamao mkamao akamao wakamao ukamao ikamao likamao yakamao kikamao vikamao ikamao zikamao ukamao kukamao pakamao mukamao
Negative nisiokama tusiokama usiokama msiokama asiokama wasiokama usiokama isiokama lisiokama yasiokama kisiokama visiokama isiokama zisiokama usiokama kusiokama pasiokama musiokama
Gnomic
Positive nakama twakama wakama mwakama akama wakama wakama yakama lakama yakama chakama vyakama yakama zakama wakama kwakama pakama mwakama
Perfect
Positive nimekama tumekama umekama mmekama amekama wamekama umekama imekama limekama yamekama kimekama vimekama imekama zimekama umekama kumekama pamekama mumekama
"Already"
Positive nimeshakama tumeshakama umeshakama mmeshakama ameshakama wameshakama umeshakama imeshakama limeshakama yameshakama kimeshakama vimeshakama imeshakama zimeshakama umeshakama kumeshakama pameshakama mumeshakama
"Not yet"
Negative sijakama hatujakama hujakama hamjakama hajakama hawajakama haujakama haijakama halijakama hayajakama hakijakama havijakama haijakama hazijakama haujakama hakujakama hapajakama hamujakama
"If/When"
Positive nikikama tukikama ukikama mkikama akikama wakikama ukikama ikikama likikama yakikama kikikama vikikama ikikama zikikama ukikama kukikama pakikama mukikama
"If not"
Negative nisipokama tusipokama usipokama msipokama asipokama wasipokama usipokama isipokama lisipokama yasipokama kisipokama visipokama isipokama zisipokama usipokama kusipokama pasipokama musipokama
Consecutive
Positive nikakama tukakama ukakama mkakama akakama wakakama ukakama ikakama likakama yakakama kikakama vikakama ikakama zikakama ukakama kukakama pakakama mukakama
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish cama (“bed”), from Late Latin, probably of Celtic or Iberian origin. Compare also camba.

Noun

kama

  1. bed

Synonyms

  • higaan

Turkish

Noun

kama

  1. wedge
  2. dagger
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.