Kamala
See also: kamala
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Transliteration of Sanskrit कमल (kamala, “lotus”). Doublet of Kamal.
Proper noun edit
Kamala (countable and uncountable, plural Kamalas)
- (Hinduism) An epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
- A female given name from Sanskrit.
Translations edit
(Hinduism) an epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi
female given name
Etymology 2 edit
Hawaiian Kamala, from English Tamara.
Proper noun edit
Kamala (plural Kamalas)
- A female given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew], variant of Tamara
Translations edit
Tamara — see Tamara
Anagrams edit
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
Spoken form of the biblical Tamara (“Tamar”), though it can also be construed as ka (“the”) + mala (“aching; sour”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Kamala
- a female given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]
References edit
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kamala occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 8 women.