kamma
Ladino edit
Etymology edit
Adverb edit
kamma (Latin spelling)
Synonyms edit
Northern Paiute edit
Verb edit
kamma
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kárma, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make”). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma), Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma).
Noun edit
kamma n
- doing, deed, action
- vāṇijakamma ― trade
- pāpakamma ― a sin
- work, occupation
- kammaṃ karoti ― to be employed
- (Buddhism, Hinduism) karma
- ceremony
- (archaic) building; weaving (action of)
Declension edit
Declension table of "kamma" (neuter)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | kammaṃ | kammāni or kammā |
Accusative (second) | kammaṃ | kammāni |
Instrumental (third) | kammena or kammā or kammunā or kammanā | kammehi or kammebhi |
Dative (fourth) | kammassa or kammāya or kammatthaṃ or kammuno | kammānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | kammasmā or kammamhā or kammā or kammunā or kammanā | kammehi or kammebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | kammassa or kammuno | kammānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | kammasmiṃ or kammamhi or kamme | kammesu |
Vocative (calling) | kamma | kammāni |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “kamma”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish kamba, replaced older umlauted form kæmba under influence by the noun kamber (“comb”), from Old Norse kemba, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną. Compare Danish kæmme, Norwegian kjemme, Icelandic kemba.
Verb edit
kamma (present kammar, preterite kammade, supine kammat, imperative kamma)
- to comb (to groom the hair with a toothed implement)
- kamma håret
- comb one's hair
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of kamma (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | kamma | kammas | ||
Supine | kammat | kammats | ||
Imperative | kamma | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | kammen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | kammar | kammade | kammas | kammades |
Ind. plural1 | kamma | kammade | kammas | kammades |
Subjunctive2 | kamme | kammade | kammes | kammades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | kammande | |||
Past participle | kammad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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West Makian edit
Etymology edit
Compare kamuma (“finger”). Perhaps also related to East Makian kamo (“hand”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kamma
References edit
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics