काम

Hindi

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kaːm/, [kã(ː)m]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit कर्म (karma)

Noun

काम • (kām) m, Urdu spelling کام

1. work, task, labour

   मैं कारख़ाना में काम करता हूँ।

   I work at a factory.

2. job, employment

   वर्तमान में, काम की तलाश कर रहा हूँ।

   Currently, I am looking for a job.

3. function, purpose

   यह बक्सा मेज़ का काम देगा

   This box will serve the function of a table.

Synonyms

• (work) कार्य (kārya)
• (employment) नौकरी (naukarī)

References

• John T. Platts, "A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English", URL accessed on 07-19-2012.

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit काम (kāma)

Noun

काम • (kām) m, Urdu spelling کام

1. inclination
2. wish
3. desire
4. lust
5. longing
6. sexual passion
7. affection
8. love
9. the Hindu God of Love (equivalent to Cupid)

References

• John T. Platts, "A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English", URL accessed on 07-19-2012.

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Sanskrit

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *kā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-. Cognate (via PII) with Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎶 (kāma), Avar 𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀 (kāma-), and akin (via PIE) to Latin cārus.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kaːmə/

Noun

काम (kā́ma) m

1. wish, desire, longing
2. love, affection, object of desire or of love or of pleasure
3. pleasure, enjoyment
4. love, especially sexual love or sensuality
5. Love or Desire personified

Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of काम

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कामः (kāmaḥ)	कामौ (kāmau)	कामाः (kāmāḥ)
Vocative	काम (kāma)	कामौ (kāmau)	कामाः (kāmāḥ)
Accusative	कामम् (kāmam)	कामौ (kāmau)	कामान् (kāmān)
Instrumental	कामेन (kāmena)	कामाभ्याम् (kāmābhyām)	कामैः (kāmaiḥ)
Dative	कामाय (kāmāya)	कामाभ्याम् (kāmābhyām)	कामेभ्यः (kāmebhyaḥ)
Ablative	कामात् (kāmāt)	कामाभ्याम् (kāmābhyām)	कामेभ्यः (kāmebhyaḥ)
Genitive	कामस्य (kāmasya)	कामयोः (kāmayoḥ)	कामानाम् (kāmānām)
Locative	कामे (kāme)	कामयोः (kāmayoḥ)	कामेषु (kāmeṣu)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 252