કામ
Gujarati edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma), from Sanskrit कर्म (karma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kárma, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make”). Doublet of કર્મ (karma). Cognate with Bengali কাম (kam), Hindi काम (kām), Kachchi કમ (kam), Marathi काम (kām), Nepali काम (kām), Punjabi ਕੱਮ (kamma).
Noun edit
કામ • (kām) m
- work
- હું કારખાનુંમાં કામ કરું છું।
- hũ kārkhānummā̃ kām karũ chũ.
- I do work at a factory.
- job, employment
- deed, act
Etymology 2 edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit काम (kāma).
Noun edit
કામ • (kām) m
Proper noun edit
કામ • (kām) m
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian کام (kām).
Noun edit
કામ • (kām) m
- (anatomy) palate, roof of the mouth
- Synonym: તાળવું (tāḷvũ)
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 147
- “કામ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.