karma

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”), first attested in English in 1827.

Pronunciation

• enPR: kärʹ-mə, IPA^(key): /ˈkɑɹmə/
  • (UK) IPA^(key): [ˈkɑː.mə]
  • (US) IPA^(key): [ˈkɑɹ.mə]
  • (Indian English) IPA^(key): [ˈkəɾm(ə)]
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mə
• Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Noun

karma (countable and uncountable, plural karmas)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
2. A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate.
3. (uncommon) A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere.
   • 2001, Inside the Hits, page 307:

     That means everything from lighting to the vibes, the karma of the room.

   • 2006, Chase Sargent, From Buddy to Boss, page 219:

     How many times when you have been in a bar have you felt that a confrontation was building up, even without extensive verbal exchanges? Sometimes you can feel the karma or energy of a place change, and you should not ignore that

   • 2010, R.L. Roach, Irish Lie, page 135:

     On the way to Lancaster, which was about an hour and a half from Philly, John felt the karma.

4. (Internet) A score assigned to a user of a discussion forum, indicating the popularity of their posts with other users.

Anagrams

• Karam, Makar, krama, makar

Etymology

From Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑr.mɑ/

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• Hyphenation: kar‧ma
• Rhymes: -ɑrmɑ

Noun

karma n (uncountable)

1. karma

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarma/
• Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Adjective

karma (accusative singular karman, plural karmaj, accusative plural karmajn)

1. karmic

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”). Appears as headword on p. 341 of the Pieni Tietosanakirja ("Little Encyclopedia") from 1925-28, published by Otava, Helsinki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrmɑ/
• Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Noun

karma

1. karma

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰarma/
• Rhymes: -arma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman, “act, action, performance”), from the root कृ (kṛ, “to do, make”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷer- (“to do, make, build”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkar.ma/, [ˈkär̺mä]
• Rhymes: -arma
• Stress: kàrma
• Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Noun

karma m (invariable)

1. karma

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkar.ma/

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Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Noun

karma m (plural karmas)

1. Alternative spelling of carma

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kârma/
• Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Noun

kȁrma m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏рма)

1. karma

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarma/

Noun

karma m (plural karmas)

1. karma

Further reading

• “karma” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Etymology

From Turkish kar- (“to mix”) + -ma.

Adjective

karma (comparative daha karma, superlative en karma)

1. mixed

Noun

karma (definite accusative karmayı, plural karmalar)

1. karma