કામ

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Gujarati

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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કામ (kām, work)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma), from Sanskrit कर्म (karma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kárma, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (to do, make). Doublet of કર્મ (karma). Cognate with Bengali কাম (kam), Hindi काम (kām), Kachchi કમ (kam), Marathi काम (kām), Nepali काम (kām), Punjabi ਕੱਮ (kamma).

Noun

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કામ (kāmm

  1. work
    હું કારખાનુંમાં કામ કરું છું।
    hũ kārkhānummā̃ kām karũ chũ.
    I do work at a factory.
  2. job, employment
    Synonyms: નોકરી (nokrī), કાજ (kāj), રોજગાર (rojgār)
  3. deed, act

Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit काम (kāma).

Noun

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કામ (kāmm

  1. desire, wish
  2. sexual desire
  3. (Hinduism) kama

Proper noun

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કામ (kāmm

  1. (Hinduism) Kamadeva

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Classical Persian کام (kām).

Noun

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કામ (kāmm

  1. (anatomy) palate, roof of the mouth
    Synonym: તાળવું (tāḷvũ)

References

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