kamal

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noun

A navigation device, known to the Arabs and Chinese of the ancient world, consisting of a wooden card and knotted string.

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Meanings

kamal1

nounkamal (plural kamals)

plural kamals

  1. historicalA navigation device, known to the Arabs and Chinese of the ancient world, consisting of a wooden card and knotted string.

Kamal2

proper noun
  1. A male given name.

Kamal3

proper noun
  1. A male given name, feminine equivalent Kamala.

Origin

Kamal · proper noun

Transliteration of Arabic كَمَال (kamāl, “perfection”).

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Kamal · proper noun

Transliteration of Hindi कमल (kamal).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kalamMalakMalka
Cite this entry
APA

kamal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamal

MLA

“kamal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kamal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamal.

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