काम

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Hindi[edit]

काम
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Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɑːm/, [kä̃ːm]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma), from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman). Doublet of कर्म (karm). Cognate with Punjabi ਕੱਮ (kamma), Assamese কাম (kam).

Noun[edit]

काम (kāmm (Urdu spelling کام‎)

  1. work, task, labour
    मैं कारख़ाने में काम करता हूँ।
    ma͠i kārxāne mẽ kām kartā hū̃.
    I work at a factory.
    Synonym: क्रिया (kriyā)
  2. job, employment
    आजकल मैं काम की तलाश कर रहा हूँ।
    ājkal ma͠i kām kī talāś kar rahā hū̃.
    These days I am looking for a job.
    Synonyms: नौकरी (naukrī), रोज़गार (rozgār)
  3. function, purpose
    यह बक्सा मेज़ का काम देगा।
    yah baksā mez kā kām degā.
    This box will serve the function of a table.
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Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit काम (kāma), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kā́ma.

Noun[edit]

काम (kāmm (Urdu spelling کام‎)

  1. lust, sexual passion, desire
  2. (Hinduism) the god of love
    Synonym: कामदेव (kāmdev)
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Further reading[edit]

Marathi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘦 (kāma), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma), from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kárma, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (to do, make). Doublet of कर्म (karma).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

काम (kāmn

  1. work, task
  2. job, occupation
  3. function, purpose

Declension[edit]

Declension of काम (kām)
direct
singular
काम
kām
direct
plural
कामे, कामं
kāme, kāma
singular plural
nominative काम
kām
कामे, कामं
kāme, kāma
oblique कामा-
kāmā-
कामां-
kāmāN-
dative कामाला
kāmālā
कामांना
kāmāNnā
ergative कामाने
kāmāne
कामांनी
kāmāNni
instrumental कामाशी
kāmāśi
कामांशी
kāmāNśi
locative कामात
kāmāt
कामांत
kāmāNt
vocative कामा
kāmā
कामांनो
kāmāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of काम
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject कामाचा
kāmāċā
कामाचे
kāmāce
कामाची
kāmāci
कामाच्या
kāmāca
कामाचे, कामाचं
kāmāce, kāmāċa
कामाची
kāmāci
कामाच्या
kāmāca
plural subject कामांचा
kāmāNċā
कामांचे
kāmāNce
कामांची
kāmāNci
कामांच्या
kāmāNca
कामांचे, कामांचं
kāmāNce, kāmāNċa
कामांची
kāmāNci
कामांच्या
kāmāNca
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “काम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “काम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “काम”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kárman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

काम (kām)

  1. work, act
  2. job, occupation
  3. lust, sexual passion, desire

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

काम m

  1. Devanagari script form of kāma (lust)

Declension[edit]

Sanskrit[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas (desire), from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s, from *keh₂- (to desire, wish). Cognate to Avestan 𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀(kāma, desire), Persian کام(kâm, desire). Wider cognates include Latin cārus, whence French cher and English charity, and English whore.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

काम (kā́mam

  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[edit]

Masculine a-stem declension of काम (kā́ma)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative कामः
kā́maḥ
कामौ
kā́mau
कामाः / कामासः¹
kā́māḥ / kā́māsaḥ¹
Vocative काम
kā́ma
कामौ
kā́mau
कामाः / कामासः¹
kā́māḥ / kā́māsaḥ¹
Accusative कामम्
kā́mam
कामौ
kā́mau
कामान्
kā́mān
Instrumental कामेन
kā́mena
कामाभ्याम्
kā́mābhyām
कामैः / कामेभिः¹
kā́maiḥ / kā́mebhiḥ¹
Dative कामाय
kā́māya
कामाभ्याम्
kā́mābhyām
कामेभ्यः
kā́mebhyaḥ
Ablative कामात्
kā́māt
कामाभ्याम्
kā́mābhyām
कामेभ्यः
kā́mebhyaḥ
Genitive कामस्य
kā́masya
कामयोः
kā́mayoḥ
कामानाम्
kā́mānām
Locative कामे
kā́me
कामयोः
kā́mayoḥ
कामेषु
kā́meṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

काम (kāmam

  1. (Hinduism) Kamadeva, the god of love

Declension[edit]

Masculine a-stem declension of काम (kāma)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative कामः
kāmaḥ
कामौ
kāmau
कामाः / कामासः¹
kāmāḥ / kāmāsaḥ¹
Vocative काम
kāma
कामौ
kāmau
कामाः / कामासः¹
kāmāḥ / kāmāsaḥ¹
Accusative कामम्
kāmam
कामौ
kāmau
कामान्
kāmān
Instrumental कामेन
kāmena
कामाभ्याम्
kāmābhyām
कामैः / कामेभिः¹
kāmaiḥ / kāmebhiḥ¹
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
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References[edit]

  • Monier Williams (1899), “काम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 252.
  • Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “काम”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 343