𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫

Maharastri Prakrit

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From , from , from , from . Cognate with Pali kamma.

Noun

1. work, labour
2. act, action, deed

Descendants

• Old Marathi: 𑘎𑘰𑘦 (kāma)
  • Marathi: काम (kām)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 288.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kárman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• kamma (Latin script)
• कम्म (Devanagari script)
• কম্ম (Bengali script)
• කම‍්ම (Sinhalese script)
• ကမ္မ or ၵမ္မ or ၵမ်မ (Burmese script)
• กมฺม or กัมมะ (Thai script)
• ᨠᨾ᩠ᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ກມ຺ມ or ກັມມະ (Lao script)
• កម្ម (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄟𑄴𑄟 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 n

1. Brahmi script form of kamma (“action”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀁 (kammaṃ)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀺 (kammāni) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (kammā)
Accusative (second)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀁 (kammaṃ)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀺 (kammāni)
Instrumental (third)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀦 (kammena) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (kammā) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀸 (kammunā) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀦𑀸 (kammanā)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀺 (kammehi) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀪𑀺 (kammebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲 (kammassa) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀬 (kammāya) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (kammatthaṃ) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀼𑀦𑁄 (kammuno)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀁 (kammānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (kammasmā) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (kammamhā) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (kammā) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀸 (kammunā) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀦𑀸 (kammanā)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀺 (kammehi) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀪𑀺 (kammebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲 (kammassa) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀼𑀦𑁄 (kammuno)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀁 (kammānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (kammasmiṃ) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (kammamhi) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂 (kamme)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀲𑀼 (kammesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma)	𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀺 (kammāni)

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Sauraseni Prakrit

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From , from , from , from . Cognate with Pali kamma.

Noun

1. work, labour
2. act, action, deed

Descendants

• Gujarati: કામ (kām)
• Kachchi: કમ (kam)
• Hindustani:

  Hindi: काम (kām)

  Urdu: کام (kām)

• Nepali: काम (kām)
• Sindhi: ڪَمُ / कमु (kamu)
• Punjabi: ਕੰਮ (kamm), ਕੱਮ (kamma)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 288.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kárman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press