काम
Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "psu" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman). Doublet of कर्म (karm).
Cognate with Punjabi ਕੱਮ (kamma), Assamese কাম (kam).
Noun
काम • (kām) m (Urdu spelling کام)
- work, task, labour
- (deprecated template usage) मैं कारख़ाने में काम करता हूँ।
- ma͠i kārxāne mẽ kām kartā hū̃.
- I work at a factory.
- Synonym: क्रिया (kriyā)
- (deprecated template usage)
- job, employment
- (deprecated template usage) 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)
- (deprecated template usage)
- function, purpose
- (deprecated template usage) यह बक्सा मेज़ का काम देगा
- yah baksā mez kā kām degā
- This box will serve the function of a table.
- (deprecated template usage)
Derived terms
- काम करना (kām karnā)
Etymology 2
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Borrowed from Sanskrit काम (kāma), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kā́ma.
Noun
काम • (kām) m (Urdu spelling کام)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “काम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kárman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “काम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology
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From Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘦 (kāma), from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "pmh" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., 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).
Noun
काम • (kām) n
References
- 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
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “काम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kárman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Noun
काम • (kām)
- work, act
- job, occupation
Pali
Alternative forms
Noun
काम m
- Devanagari script form of kāma
Sanskrit
Etymology
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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *káHmas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂mos, from *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”). Cognate to Avestan 𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀 (kāma, “desire”), Persian کام (kâm, “desire”).
Pronunciation
Noun
काम • (kā́ma) stem, m
- wish, desire, longing
- love, affection, object of desire or of love or of pleasure
- pleasure, enjoyment
- love, especially sexual love or sensuality
- Love or Desire personified
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of काम (kā́ma) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | कामः kā́maḥ |
कामौ / कामा¹ kā́mau / kā́mā¹ |
कामाः / कामासः¹ kā́māḥ / kā́māsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | काम kā́ma |
कामौ / कामा¹ kā́mau / kā́mā¹ |
कामाः / कामासः¹ kā́māḥ / kā́māsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | कामम् kā́mam |
कामौ / कामा¹ kā́mau / kā́mā¹ |
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 |
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Derived terms
Descendants
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- Kashmiri: کٲم (kạ̄m)
- Hindi: काम (kām)
- Urdu: کام (kām)
- Romani: kamel
- → English: kama
- → Japanese: カーマ (Kāma)
- → Thai: กาม (gaam)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “काम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 252.
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