kāma

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Japanese

Romanization

kāma

  1. Rōmaji transcription of カーマ

Pali

Alternative forms

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

Descendants

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

Adjective

See -kāma (desirous of...)