kāma
See also: kama, Kama, kamá, Kāma, -kama, and kam-á
Japanese
Romanization
kāma
- Rōmaji transcription of カーマ
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀓𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- काम (Devanagari script)
- কাম (Bengali script)
- කාම (Sinhalese script)
- ကာမ or ၵႃမ (Burmese script)
- กาม or กามะ (Thai script)
- ᨠᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
- ກາມ or ກາມະ (Lao script)
- កាម (Khmer script)
- 𑄇𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit काम (kāma).
Noun
kāma m
- pleasure, lust, love, passion, enjoyment
- c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works (in English), Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:
- Kāmesu micchācārā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi
- I observe the precept of abstaining from sexual misconduct.
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Declension
Declension table of "kāma" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kāmo | kāmā |
| Accusative (second) | kāmaṃ | kāme |
| Instrumental (third) | kāmena | kāmehi or kāmebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kāmassa or kāmāya or kāmatthaṃ | kāmānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kāmasmā or kāmamhā or kāmā | kāmehi or kāmebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kāmassa | kāmānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kāmasmiṃ or kāmamhi or kāme | kāmesu |
| Vocative (calling) | kāma | kāmā |
Descendants
- → Khmer: កាម (kaam)
- → Thai: กาม (gaam)
- → Burmese: ကာမ (kama.)
Adjective
See -kāma (“desirous of...”)