কাম
Assamese
Etymology
Inherited from Early Assamese কাম (kamo), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀫 (kaṃma), from Sanskrit কৰ্ম (karma).
Noun
কাম • (kam) (classifier -টো)
- work, task, labour
- মই কাৰܿখানাতܿ কাম কৰোঁ। ― moi karkhanat kam korü̃. ― I work at a factory.
- job, employment
- বৰ্তমানে মই কাম এটা বিচাৰি ফুৰিছোঁ। ― bortmane moi kam eta bisari phurisü̃. ― Currently, I am looking for a job.
- function, purpose
- পুৰণা চোলাটো ঘৰ মোছা ফটাকানীৰকামত আহিব। ― purona sülatü ghor müsa photakanir kamot ahib. ― The old shirt will serve the function of a house cleaning tatter.
- usage, value
- ভঙা মোবাইলটোৰ এতিয়া একোকাম নাই। ― bhoṅa mübailtür etia ekü kam nai. ― The broken mobile phone is useless now.
Declension
Declension of কাম | |
---|---|
nominative | কাম / কামে kam / kame |
genitive | কামৰ kamor |
nominative | কাম / কামে kam / kame |
accusative | কাম / কামক kam / kamok |
dative | কামলৈ kamoloi |
terminative | কামলৈকে kamoloike |
instrumental | কামে/ কামেৰে kame / kamere |
genitive | কামৰ kamor |
locative | কামত kamot |
Notes | |
Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural. Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc. Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive. Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too. Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common. Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese. Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week. |
Synonyms
- কাজ (kaz)
Derived terms
- কাম-কাজ (kam-kaz)
- কাম কৰা (kam kora)
- কামিলা (kamila)
Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀫 (kaṃma).
Noun
কাম • (kam)
- work, task, labour
- আমি কারখানায়কাম করি।
- ami karkhanaẏ kam kôri.
- I work at a factory.
- job, employment
- না বুঝিয়া করেকাম, শেষে হয় বদনাম- Mir Mosharraf Hossain
- na bujhiẏa kôre kam, śeśe hôẏ bôdnam
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- function, purpose
- usage, value
- গুণ না থাকিলে, তার রূপে কিবাকাম- Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan
- guṇ na thakile, tar rūpe kiba kam
- If there is no character, then perhaps there is value in appearance
Synonyms
- কাজ (kaj)
- চাকরী (cakôrī)
Derived terms
কামলা (kamôla)কাম করা (kam kôra)কাম সেরেছে (kam sereche)কাম-চোর (kam-cor)কাম-কাজ (kam-kaj)
References
- Accessible Dictionary, “কাম” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “কাম” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- kāma (Latin script)
- 𑀓𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- काम (Devanagari 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)
Noun
কাম m
- Bengali script form of kāma (“lust”)
Declension
Declension table of "কাম" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | কামো (kāmo) | কামা (kāmā) |
Accusative (second) | কামং (kāmaṃ) | কামে (kāme) |
Instrumental (third) | কামেন (kāmena) | কামেহি (kāmehi) or কামেভি (kāmebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | কামস্স (kāmassa) or কামায (kāmāya) or কামত্থং (kāmatthaṃ) | কামানং (kāmānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | কামস্মা (kāmasmā) or কামম্হা (kāmamhā) or কামা (kāmā) | কামেহি (kāmehi) or কামেভি (kāmebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | কামস্স (kāmassa) | কামানং (kāmānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | কামস্মিং (kāmasmiṃ) or কামম্হি (kāmamhi) or কামে (kāme) | কামেসু (kāmesu) |
Vocative (calling) | কাম (kāma) | কামা (kāmā) |