करम
Hindi edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian کرم (karam), from Arabic كَرَم (karam), verbal noun of كَرُمَ (karuma), from the root ك ر م (k-r-m).
Noun edit
करम • (karam) m (Urdu spelling کرم)
Declension edit
Declension of करम (masc cons-stem)
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
करम • (karam) m (Urdu spelling کرم)
- (revenue) A unit of measure equaling 5.5 feet
Etymology 3 edit
Inherited from Sanskrit कदम्ब (kadamba). Compare Bengali কড়ম্ব (koṛombo)
Noun edit
करम • (karam) m (Urdu spelling کرم)
- (regional) Neolamarckia cadamba tree
Etymology 4 edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्म (karma). Doublet of कर्म (karm).
Noun edit
करम • (karam) m (Urdu spelling کرم)
- Alternative form of कर्म (karm)
Etymology 5 edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit क्रम (krama). Doublet of क्रम (kram).
Noun edit
करम • (karam) m (Urdu spelling کرم)
- Alternative form of क्रम (kram)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “करम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “करम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha