ਕਰਮ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman).

Noun

ਕਰਮ • (karam) m

1. act, action, deed
2. activity
3. occupation, business
4. (Hinduism, Buddhism) karma
5. fate, fortune, luck, destiny
6. mercy, compassion, kindness, benevolence

Derived terms

• ਕੁਕਰਮ m (kukram, “evil action”)

Related terms

• ਕਰਮਸ਼ੀਲ (karmaśīl, “industrious, active”, adjective)
• ਕਰਮਹੀਨ (karmahīn, “unlucky”, adjective)
• ਕਰਮਣੀ (karmaṇī, “verbal”, adjective)
• ਕਰਮਵਾਦ m (karmavād, “doctrine of karma”)

Etymology 2

Noun

ਕਰਮ • (karam) m

1. Alternative form of ਕ੍ਰਮ (kram, “series”)

Further reading

• “ਕਰਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024