કામ

Gujarati

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑm/
• Rhymes: -ɑm

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀫 (kaṃma)

Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma)

Gujarati કામ (kām)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma), from Sanskrit कर्म (karma). Doublet of કર્મ (karma). Cognate with Kachchi કમ (kam).

Noun

કામ • (kām) m

1. work

   હું કારખાનુંમાં કામ કરું છું.

   hũ kārkhānummā̃ kām karũ chũ.

   I work at a factory.

2. job, employment

   Synonyms: નોકરી (nokrī), કાજ (kāj), રોજગાર (rojgār)

3. deed, act

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit काम (kāma).

Noun

કામ • (kām) m

1. desire, wish
2. sexual desire
3. (Hinduism) kama

Proper noun

કામ • (kām) m

1. (Hinduism) Kamadeva

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Classical Persian کام (kām).

Noun

કામ • (kām) m

1. (anatomy) palate, roof of the mouth

   Synonym: તાળવું (tāḷvũ)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 147
• “કામ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.