karma
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”), first attested in English in 1827.
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: kärʹ-mə, IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹmə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mə
- Hyphenation: kar‧ma
- Homophones: cama, calmer (in non-rhotic accents)
Noun edit
karma (countable and uncountable, plural karmas)
- (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
- 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, pages 59-60:
- ‘We are all part of a circle of karma. We will be rewarded for the good deeds of our forefathers, and pay the price for their sins.’
- A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate.
- (uncommon) A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere.
- 2001, Inside the Hits, page 307:
- That means everything from lighting to the vibes, the karma of the room.
- 2006, Chase Sargent, From Buddy to Boss, page 219:
- How many times when you have been in a bar have you felt that a confrontation was building up, even without extensive verbal exchanges? Sometimes you can feel the karma or energy of a place change, and you should not ignore that
- 2010, R.L. Roach, Irish Lie, page 135:
- On the way to Lancaster, which was about an hour and a half from Philly, John felt the karma.
- (Internet) A score assigned to a user or post on some discussion forums, indicating popularity or perceived value.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
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References edit
- “karma”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- karma in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- “karma”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Afar edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
karmá f (plural karmoomí f)
Declension edit
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References edit
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “karma”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
karma m (plural karmes)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “karma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From a commercial name that comes from abbreviated name of its inventor Karel Macháček
Noun edit
karma f
- (technology) tankless water heater, instantaneous water heater
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).
Noun edit
karma f
Declension edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”), possibly via English karma.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
karma n (uncountable)
Derived terms edit
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
karma (accusative singular karman, plural karmaj, accusative plural karmajn)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”). Appears as headword on p. 341 of the Pieni Tietosanakirja ("Little Encyclopedia") [1] from 1925-28, published by Otava, Helsinki.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
karma
Declension edit
Inflection of karma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | karma | karmat | ||
genitive | karman | karmojen | ||
partitive | karmaa | karmoja | ||
illative | karmaan | karmoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | karma | karmat | ||
accusative | nom. | karma | karmat | |
gen. | karman | |||
genitive | karman | karmojen karmainrare | ||
partitive | karmaa | karmoja | ||
inessive | karmassa | karmoissa | ||
elative | karmasta | karmoista | ||
illative | karmaan | karmoihin | ||
adessive | karmalla | karmoilla | ||
ablative | karmalta | karmoilta | ||
allative | karmalle | karmoille | ||
essive | karmana | karmoina | ||
translative | karmaksi | karmoiksi | ||
abessive | karmatta | karmoitta | ||
instructive | — | karmoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “karma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
karma m (plural karmas)
Further reading edit
- “karma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
karom (“claw”) + -a (possessive suffix)
Noun edit
karma
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of karom
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | karma | — |
accusative | karmát | — |
dative | karmának | — |
instrumental | karmával | — |
causal-final | karmáért | — |
translative | karmává | — |
terminative | karmáig | — |
essive-formal | karmaként | — |
essive-modal | karmául | — |
inessive | karmában | — |
superessive | karmán | — |
adessive | karmánál | — |
illative | karmába | — |
sublative | karmára | — |
allative | karmához | — |
elative | karmából | — |
delative | karmáról | — |
ablative | karmától | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
karmáé | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
karmáéi | — |
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).[1]
Noun edit
karma
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | karma | karmák |
accusative | karmát | karmákat |
dative | karmának | karmáknak |
instrumental | karmával | karmákkal |
causal-final | karmáért | karmákért |
translative | karmává | karmákká |
terminative | karmáig | karmákig |
essive-formal | karmaként | karmákként |
essive-modal | karmául | — |
inessive | karmában | karmákban |
superessive | karmán | karmákon |
adessive | karmánál | karmáknál |
illative | karmába | karmákba |
sublative | karmára | karmákra |
allative | karmához | karmákhoz |
elative | karmából | karmákból |
delative | karmáról | karmákról |
ablative | karmától | karmáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
karmáé | karmáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
karmáéi | karmákéi |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Anagrams edit
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).
Noun edit
karma n (genitive singular karma, no plural)
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
karma
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit कर्म (karma), कर्मन् (karman), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kárma, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
karma
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “karma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman, “act, action, performance”), from the root कृ (kṛ, “to do, make”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷer- (“to do, make, build”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
karma m (invariable)
Derived terms edit
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъrmà.
Noun edit
karma f
Usage notes edit
The term karma is used for pets, whereas pasza is used for other domesticated animals, such as livestock or poultry.
Declension edit
Related terms edit
- karmić impf
Etymology 2 edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman). Doublet of karman.
Noun edit
karma f
- (Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism) karma (total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of their existence)
- Synonym: karman
Declension edit
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: kar‧ma
Noun edit
karma m (plural karmas)
- Alternative spelling of carma
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English karma or French karma.
Noun edit
karma f (uncountable)
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Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kȁrma m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏рма)
Declension edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
karma m (plural karmas)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “karma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Turkish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Turkish kar- (“to mix”) + -ma.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
karma (definite accusative karmayı, plural karmalar)
Declension edit
Inflection | ||
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Nominative | karma | |
Definite accusative | karmayı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | karma | karmalar |
Definite accusative | karmayı | karmaları |
Dative | karmaya | karmalara |
Locative | karmada | karmalarda |
Ablative | karmadan | karmalardan |
Genitive | karmanın | karmaların |
Adjective edit
karma
- mixed
- karma eğitim ― mixed education (coeducation)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
karma
Etymology 3 edit
Probably from English karma, ultimately from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
karma (definite accusative karmayı, plural karmalar)
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Dative | karmaya | karmalara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | karmada | karmalarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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