See also: Kamma and kåmmå

Ladino edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew כַּמָּה (káma).

Adverb edit

kamma (Latin spelling)

  1. how much, how many

Synonyms edit

Northern Paiute edit

Verb edit

kamma

  1. taste

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

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

  1. doing, deed, action
    vāṇijakammatrade
    pāpakammaa sin
  2. work, occupation
    kammaṃ karotito be employed
  3. (Buddhism, Hinduism) karma
  4. ceremony
  5. (archaic) building; weaving (action of)

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Descendants edit

  • Burmese: ကံ (kam)
  • Khmer: កម្ម (kam)
  • Lao: ກຳ (kam)
  • Thai: กรรม (gam)

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)

  1. to comb (to groom the hair with a toothed implement)
    kamma håret
    comb one's hair

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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

  1. hand
    Synonyms: ia, (polite) joujou

References edit

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics