कामुक

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑː.mʊk/, [käː.mʊk]

Adjective

कामुक • (kāmuk) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کامُک)

1. lustful, libidinous
2. sensual, amorous

Derived terms

• कामुकता (kāmuktā)

Noun

कामुक • (kāmuk) m (Urdu spelling کامُک)

1. lecher
2. libertine

Declension

Declension of कामुक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कामुक kāmuk	कामुक kāmuk
oblique	कामुक kāmuk	कामुकों kāmukõ
vocative	कामुक kāmuk	कामुको kāmuko

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From कम् (√kam); see काम (kā́ma).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɑ́ː.mu.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː.mu.kɐ/

Adjective

कामुक • (kā́muka) stem

1. wishing for, desiring, longing after
2. loving, enamored or in love with

Noun

कामुक • (kā́muka) stem, m

1. a lover, gallant

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कामुक (kā́muka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कामुकः kā́mukaḥ	कामुकौ / कामुका¹ kā́mukau / kā́mukā¹	कामुकाः / कामुकासः¹ kā́mukāḥ / kā́mukāsaḥ¹
Vocative	कामुक kā́muka	कामुकौ / कामुका¹ kā́mukau / kā́mukā¹	कामुकाः / कामुकासः¹ kā́mukāḥ / kā́mukāsaḥ¹
Accusative	कामुकम् kā́mukam	कामुकौ / कामुका¹ kā́mukau / kā́mukā¹	कामुकान् kā́mukān
Instrumental	कामुकेन kā́mukena	कामुकाभ्याम् kā́mukābhyām	कामुकैः / कामुकेभिः¹ kā́mukaiḥ / kā́mukebhiḥ¹
Dative	कामुकाय kā́mukāya	कामुकाभ्याम् kā́mukābhyām	कामुकेभ्यः kā́mukebhyaḥ
Ablative	कामुकात् kā́mukāt	कामुकाभ्याम् kā́mukābhyām	कामुकेभ्यः kā́mukebhyaḥ
Genitive	कामुकस्य kā́mukasya	कामुकयोः kā́mukayoḥ	कामुकानाम् kā́mukānām
Locative	कामुके kā́muke	कामुकयोः kā́mukayoḥ	कामुकेषु kā́mukeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “कामुक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0273.
• Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “कामुक”, 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