kāma

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kama"

Japanese

Romanization

kāma

1. Rōmaji transcription of カーマ

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• काम (Devanagari script)
• কাম (Bengali 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)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit काम (kāma).

Noun

kāma m

1. pleasure, lust, love, passion, enjoyment
   • c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:

     Kāmesu micchācārā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi

     I observe the precept of abstaining from sexual misconduct.

Declension

Declension table of "kāma" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kāmo	kāmā
Accusative (second)	kāmaṃ	kāme
Instrumental (third)	kāmena	kāmehi or kāmebhi
Dative (fourth)	kāmassa or kāmāya or kāmatthaṃ	kāmānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	kāmasmā or kāmamhā or kāmā	kāmehi or kāmebhi
Genitive (sixth)	kāmassa	kāmānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	kāmasmiṃ or kāmamhi or kāme	kāmesu
Vocative (calling)	kāma	kāmā

Descendants

• → Burmese: ကာမ (kama.)
• → Khmer: កាម (kaam)
• → Lao: ກາມ (kām)
• → Thai: กาม (gaam)

Adjective

See -kāma (“desirous of...”)