kama

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sickle-like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds.
noun
  1. The act or process of wishing; longing, desire (with or without sexual connotations); one of the goals of life in Hindu tradition.
name
  1. A major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga.
name
  1. The Hindu god of love, Kamadeva
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

kämə /kɑmə/

Word forms

kama Kamas

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Related words

Derived words

kama rupa Kama Sutra
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