kamma

See also: Kamma and kåmmå

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew כַּמָּה (káma).

Adverb

kamma

  1. how much, how many

Synonyms

Northern Paiute

Verb

kamma

  1. taste

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

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

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kamma”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Swedish

Etymology

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

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of kamma (weak)
active passive
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
present participle kammande
past participle kammad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

  • kamning

References

West Makian

Etymology

Compare kamuma (finger). Perhaps also related to East Makian kamo (hand).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkam.ma/

Noun

kamma

  1. hand
    Synonyms: ia, (polite) joujou

References

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