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Etymology
Could possibly be from an older slang sense of kamma meaning ’to get, to earn’, from Tavringer Romani kamma (“to have, to own”), compare kamma noll (“to get nothing”), from Romani kam- (“to wish, to request”). Related to Sanskrit कामयति (kāmayati, “to wish, to desire”), from *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”).
Pronunciation
Verb
kamma hem (present kammar hem, preterite kammade hem, supine kammat hem, imperative kamma hem)
- (idiomatic, transitive, colloquial) to win, to procure (as a prize)
kamma hem segern- take the victory
kamma hem priset- win the prize
2019, My Östh Gustafsson, Sydsvenskan:Egyptiska filmen ’EXT. Night’ av Ahmad Abdalla El Sayed kammade hem priset för bästa långfilm.- The Egyptian film ’EXT. Night’ by Ahmad Abdalla El Sayed won the prize for best feature film.
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