Etymology

kama

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Today it means: A sickle-like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds. Full definition →

Japanese 鎌
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kama · noun1

  1. Japanese · derived from鎌“sickle, scythe”
  2. English todaykama

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

kama · noun2

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromकाम
  2. English todaykama

From Sanskrit काम (kā́ma).

Kama · proper noun3

  1. Russian · borrowed fromКа́ма
  2. Russian · borrowed fromКа́ма
  3. English todayKama

Borrowed from Russian Ка́ма (Káma).

Kama · proper noun4

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromकाम“love”
  2. English todayKama

From Sanskrit काम (kā́ma, “love”).

Kama · proper noun5

  1. Turkish · borrowed fromKama
  2. Polish · borrowed fromKama
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromकाम
  4. English todayKama

Various origins: * Borrowed from Hindi काम (kām), a typical surname of Andhra Pradesh. * Borrowed from Polish Kama, a surname of unexplained origin. * Borrowed from Turkish Kama, a metonymic occupational surname from kama (“wedge”).

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