-kāma

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kama"

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• -𑀓𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• -काम (Devanagari script)
• -কাম (Bengali script)
• -කාම (Sinhalese script)
• -ကာမ or -ၵႃမ (Burmese script)
• -กาม or -กามะ (Thai script)
• -ᨠᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• -ກາມ or -ກາມະ (Lao script)
• -កាម (Khmer script)
• -𑄇𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)

Suffix

-kāma

1. Adjectival suffix meaning wanting to have or wanting to do what is denoted by the first element.

Usage notes

The first element is commonly the infinitive of a verb, shorn of its final ṃ, which is considered to be the accusative case ending. The compounds with infinitives are reckoned as dative tatpurushas. These adjectives are commonly used as nouns.

Declension

Declension table of "-kāma" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	-kāmo	-kāmā
Accusative (second)	-kāmaṃ	-kāme
Instrumental (third)	-kāmena	-kāmehi or -kāmebhi
Dative (fourth)	-kāmassa or -kāmāya or -kāmatthaṃ	-kāmānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	-kāmasmā or -kāmamhā or -kāmā	-kāmehi or -kāmebhi
Genitive (sixth)	-kāmassa	-kāmānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	-kāmasmiṃ or -kāmamhi or -kāme	-kāmesu
Vocative (calling)	-kāma	-kāmā

Declension table of "-kāma" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	-kāmaṃ	-kāmāni
Accusative (second)	-kāmaṃ	-kāmāni
Instrumental (third)	-kāmena	-kāmehi or -kāmebhi
Dative (fourth)	-kāmassa or -kāmāya or -kāmatthaṃ	-kāmānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	-kāmasmā or -kāmamhā or -kāmā	-kāmehi or -kāmebhi
Genitive (sixth)	-kāmassa	-kāmānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	-kāmasmiṃ or -kāmamhi or -kāme	-kāmesu
Vocative (calling)	-kāma	-kāmāni

Derived terms

Words using this suffix are listed in their own category. Note that normally only the Latin script forms are listed, as etymology sections are normally restricted to the Latin script form.

Pali terms suffixed with -kāma