kamala
See also: Kamala
English
Etymology
From Sanskrit कमल (kamala, “lotus”).
Noun
kamala (countable and uncountable, plural kamalas)
- Nelumbo nucifera, a lotus plant.
- Mallotus philippensis, a plant in the spurge family.
- An orange dyestuff obtained from that plant.
Anagrams
- Kalama, alamak
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kamala (compare Ingrian kammaala, Karelian kamala, Votic kamalõ), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hamalaz [1]. Alternatively, possibly related to Erzya камажа (kamaža, “bad”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑmɑlɑ/, [ˈkɑmɑlɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑmɑlɑ
- Syllabification(key): ka‧ma‧la
Adjective
kamala (comparative kamalampi, superlative kamalin)
- horrible, terrible
- se oli kamalaa
- it was horrible
- (colloquial) terribly, an intensifier
- se oli kamalan hyvää
- it was terribly good
Declension
| Inflection of kamala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kamala | kamalat | |
| genitive | kamalan | kamalien | |
| partitive | kamalaa | kamalia | |
| illative | kamalaan | kamaliin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kamala | kamalat | |
| accusative | nom. | kamala | kamalat |
| gen. | kamalan | ||
| genitive | kamalan | kamalien kamalainrare | |
| partitive | kamalaa | kamalia | |
| inessive | kamalassa | kamalissa | |
| elative | kamalasta | kamalista | |
| illative | kamalaan | kamaliin | |
| adessive | kamalalla | kamalilla | |
| ablative | kamalalta | kamalilta | |
| allative | kamalalle | kamalille | |
| essive | kamalana | kamalina | |
| translative | kamalaksi | kamaliksi | |
| instructive | — | kamalin | |
| abessive | kamalatta | kamalitta | |
| comitative | — | kamaline | |
| Possessive forms of kamala (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kamalani | kamalamme |
| 2nd person | kamalasi | kamalanne |
| 3rd person | kamalansa | |
Derived terms
- kamalasti
- kamaluus
See also
- hirveä
- kauhea
- kaamea
References
- Aikio, Ante: Muutamia lisiä suomen germaaniseen lainasanastoon (2019)
French
Noun
kamala m (plural kamalas)
- kamala (plant)
Further reading
- “kamala”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hausa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kà.máː.làː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kə̀.máː.làː]
Noun
kàmālā̀ f (possessed form kàmālàr̃)
- decency, dignity
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀓𑀫𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- कमल (Devanagari script)
- কমল (Bengali script)
- කමල (Sinhalese script)
- ကမလ or ၵမလ (Burmese script)
- กมล or กะมะละ (Thai script)
- ᨠᨾᩃ (Tai Tham script)
- ກມລ or ກະມະລະ (Lao script)
- កមល (Khmer script)
- 𑄇𑄟𑄣 (Chakma script)
Etymology
From Sanskrit कमल (kamala).
Noun
kamala n[1]
- lotus
Declension
Declension table of "kamala" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kamalaṃ | kamalāni |
| Accusative (second) | kamalaṃ | kamalāni |
| Instrumental (third) | kamalena | kamalehi or kamalebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kamalassa or kamalāya or kamalatthaṃ | kamalānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kamalasmā or kamalamhā or kamalā | kamalehi or kamalebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kamalassa | kamalānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kamalasmiṃ or kamalamhi or kamale | kamalesu |
| Vocative (calling) | kamala | kamalāni |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “kamala”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Romanian
Etymology
From French kamala.
Noun
kamala f (uncountable)
- kamala
Declension
declension of kamala (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| f gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (o) kamala | kamalaua |
| genitive/dative | (unei) [[{{{pl}}}#Romanian|{{{pl}}}]] | [[{{{pl}}}i#Romanian|{{{pl}}}i]] |