কাম

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese কাম (kamo), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀫 (kaṃma), from Sanskrit কৰ্ম (karma).

Noun

কাম • (kam) (classifier -টো)

1. work, task, labour

   মই কাৰܿখানাতܿ কাম কৰোঁ। ― moi karkhanat kam korü̃. ― I work at a factory.

2. job, employment

   বৰ্তমানে মই কাম এটা বিচাৰি ফুৰিছোঁ। ― bortmane moi kam eta bisari phurisü̃. ― Currently, I am looking for a job.

3. function, purpose

   পুৰণা চোলাটো ঘৰ মোছা ফটাকানীৰ কামত আহিব। ― purona sülatü ghor müsa photakanir kamot ahib. ― The old shirt will serve the function of a house cleaning tatter.

4. usage, value

   ভঙা মোবাইলটোৰ এতিয়া একো কাম নাই। ― bhoṅa mübailtür etia ekü kam nai. ― The broken mobile phone is useless now.

Declension

Declension of কাম
nominative	কাম / কামে kam / kame
genitive	কামৰ kamor
nominative	কাম / কামে kam / kame
accusative	কাম / কামক kam / kamok
dative	কামলৈ kamoloi
terminative	কামলৈকে kamoloike
instrumental	কামে / কামেৰে kame / kamere
genitive	কামৰ kamor
locative	কামত kamot
Notes
Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural. Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc. Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive. Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too. Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common. Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese. Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

Synonyms

• কাজ (kaz)

Derived terms

• কাম কৰা (kam kora)
• কাম-কাজ (kam-kaz)
• কামিলা (kamila)

 

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀫 (kaṃma), from Sanskrit कर्म (karma), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kárma, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷér-mn̥.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kam/, [ˈkaːm], [ˈkam]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kam/, [ˈkaːm], [ˈkam]

Noun

কাম • (kam)

1. work, task, labour

   আমি কারখানায় কাম করি।

   ami karkhanaẏ kam kori.

   I do work at a factory.

   Synonyms: কাজ (kaj), চাকরী (cakri)

2. job, employment

   না বুঝিয়া করে কাম, শেষে হয় বদনাম।

   na bujhiẏa kore kam, śeśe hoẏ bodonam.

   If one doesn’t do his/her job sensibly, then he/she will eventually face criticism.

   - Mir Mosharraf Hossain

   Synonyms: কাজ (kaj), চাকরী (cakri)

3. function, purpose

   Synonym: কাজ (kaj)

4. usage, value

   গুণ না থাকিলে, তার রূপে কিবা কাম

   gun na thakile, tar rupe kiba kam

   If there is no character, then perhaps there is value in appearance

   - Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan

Derived terms

• কামলা (kamola)
• কাম করা (kam kora)
• কাম সেরেছে (kam śereche)
• কামচোর (kamcōr)
• কাজকাম (kajokam)
• চুনকাম (cunokam)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “কাম” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “কাম” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• kāma (Latin script)
• 𑀓𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• काम (Devanagari 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)

Noun

কাম m

1. Bengali script form of kāma (“lust”)

Declension

Declension table of "কাম" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	কামো (kāmo)	কামা (kāmā)
Accusative (second)	কামং (kāmaṃ)	কামে (kāme)
Instrumental (third)	কামেন (kāmena)	কামেহি (kāmehi) or কামেভি (kāmebhi)
Dative (fourth)	কামস্স (kāmassa) or কামায (kāmāya) or কামত্থং (kāmatthaṃ)	কামানং (kāmānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	কামস্মা (kāmasmā) or কামম্হা (kāmamhā) or কামা (kāmā)	কামেহি (kāmehi) or কামেভি (kāmebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	কামস্স (kāmassa)	কামানং (kāmānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	কামস্মিং (kāmasmiṃ) or কামম্হি (kāmamhi) or কামে (kāme)	কামেসু (kāmesu)
Vocative (calling)	কাম (kāma)	কামা (kāmā)