Kama

See also: kama, kamá, kāma, Kāma, -kama, and kam-á

English

a bridge over Kama in Perm

Etymology 1

From Russian Ка́ма (Káma).

Proper noun

Kama

1. A major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga.
   • 1979 August 20, Editorial: Limiting System Exports, Computerworld, page 14,

     It was led by Sen. Henry Javkson (D-Wash.), who referred at some length to an IBM computer and assorted other technology we have sold the Russians for use in their vast Kama River truck plant.

   • 1986, Soviet Geography, Volume 27, page 125,

     According to Ponomarev's calculations, the Kama in the 1890s annually supplied the Volga with up to 850000 logs, of which about 250000 came from the Chusovaya, about 250000 from the Vyatka and its tributaries, 150000 from the Belaya, […] .

   • 1995, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich Solovʹev, History of Russia, page 33,

     He was ordered to seek out the rebels along the Kama and the Viatka.

Translations

river

• Armenian: Կամա (hy) (Kama)
• Danish: Kama
• Eastern Mari:
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• German: Kama (de) f
• Russian: Ка́ма (ru) f (Káma)
• Tatar: Чулман (Çulman)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit काम (kā́ma, “love”).

Proper noun

Kama

1. (religion, Hinduism) The Hindu god of love, Kamadeva
   • 1956, Heinrich Robert Zimmer, Philosophies of India, page 145,

     Fundamentally, the doctrine and technique of Kāma go back to primitive antiquity.

   • 1969, Allie M. Frazier, Readings in Eastern Religious Thought: Hinduism, page 35,

     In Indian mythology, Kāma is the counterpart of Cupid.

   • 2001, Jagdish Lal Shastri, Arnold Kunst, G. P. Bhatt, Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology, Volume 63, page 429,

     On seeing Kāma annihilated there, the Devas and the groups of celestial damsels became frightened.

   • 2006, Catherine Benton, God of Desire: Tales of Kamadeva in Sanskrit Story Literature, page 52,

     However, when Śiva saw the proud Kāma getting ready to let another arrow fly, he got angry.

Synonyms

• Kamadeva

Related terms

• Kamasutra

Anagrams

• maka

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Estonian

Proper noun

Kama (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. a surname

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Hawaiian

Etymology

kama (“child, person”). Often a short form of compound names containing this word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ma/, [ˈkɐ.mə]

Proper noun

1. a male given name from Hawaiian, sometimes also given to women.
2. a surname

Related terms

• Kamalālāwalu
• Kamalani
• Kamalei
• Kamapuaʻa

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kama occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 24 women and 37 men.