kamma
Ladino
Etymology
Adverb
kamma
Synonyms
Northern Paiute
Verb
kamma
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
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
- doing, deed, action
- vāṇijakamma ― trade
- pāpakamma ― a sin
- work, occupation
- kammaṃ karoti ― to be employed
- (Buddhism, Hinduism) karma
- ceremony
- (archaic) building; weaving (action of)
Declension
Declension table of "kamma" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kammaṃ | kammāni or kammā |
| Accusative (second) | kammaṃ | kammāni |
| Instrumental (third) | kammena or kammā or kammunā or kammanā | kammehi or kammebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kammassa or kammāya or kammatthaṃ or kammuno | kammānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kammasmā or kammamhā or kammā or kammunā or kammanā | kammehi or kammebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kammassa or kammuno | kammānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kammasmiṃ or kammamhi or kamme | kammesu |
| Vocative (calling) | kamma | kammāni |
Derived terms
Descendants
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)
- to comb (to groom the hair with a toothed implement)
- kamma håret
- comb one's hair
Conjugation
| 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
- kamma hem
- kamma noll
- kamma ut
Related terms
- kamning
References
- kamma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kamma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kamma in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
West Makian
Etymology
Compare kamuma (“finger”). Perhaps also related to East Makian kamo (“hand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkam.ma/
Noun
kamma
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics