कमल

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Apabhramsa

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit कमल (kamala), from Sanskrit कमल (kamala).

    Noun

    कमल (kamalan [1][2][3]

    1. lotus

    Declension

    Declension of कमल (neuter)
    singular plural
    Nominative कमलु (kamalu) कमल (kamala) or कमलइं (kamalaïṃ) or कमलाइं (kamalāiṃ)
    Accusative कमलु (kamalu) कमल (kamala) or कमलइं (kamalaïṃ) or कमलाइं (kamalāiṃ)
    Instrumental कमलें (kamaleṃ) or कमलेणं (kamaleṇaṃ) or कमलेण (kamaleṇa) कमल (kamala) or कमलेहिं (kamalehiṃ)
    Dative कमलहो (kamalaho) or कमलसु (kamalasu) or कमलस्सु (kamalassu) कमलहं (kamalahaṃ)
    Ablative कमलहे (kamalahe) or कमलहु (kamalahu) कमलहुं (kamalahuṃ)
    Genitive कमलहो (kamalaho) or कमलसु (kamalasu) or कमलस्सु (kamalassu) कमलहं (kamalahaṃ) or कमलाणं (kamalāṇaṃ) or कमलाण (kamalāṇa)
    Locative कमलि (kamali) or कमले (kamale) कमलहिं (kamalahiṃ)
    Vocative कमल (kamala) कमलहो (kamalaho)

    Descendants

    References

    Awadhi

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Sanskrit कमल (kamala).

    Noun

    कमल (kamalm

    1. lotus

    Braj

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Sanskrit कमल (kamala).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    कमल (kamalm

    1. lotus
      • c. 1500, Surdas, Sursagar 1.1:
        चरन कमल बंदौं हरि राइ ।
        caran kamal banda͠u hari rāi .
        • Translation by Rupert Snell
          I salute the lotus feet of Hari, the king.

    Hindi

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    Etymology

    Borrowed from Sanskrit कमल (kamala). Doublet of कँवल (kãval).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kə.məl/,

    Noun

    कमल (kamalm (Urdu spelling کَمَل)

    1. Nelumbo nucifera; lotus
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:कमल

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    Old Gujarati

    Etymology

    Inherited from Gurjara Apabhramsa कमल (kamala), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑀮 (kamala), from Sanskrit कमल (kamala), from Dravidian.[1]

    Noun

    कमल (kamalan

    1. lotus

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ * Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kamala2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    2. ^ जयंत कोठारी [Jayant Kothari] (1995) “कमल”, in मध्यकालीन गुजराती शब्दकोश [Mediaeval Gujarati Dictionary], लालभाई दलपतभाईनो वंडो, पानकोरनाका, अहमदावाद ३८० ००१ : कलिकालसर्वज्ञ श्री हेमचन्द्राचार्य नवम जन्मशताब्दी स्मृति संस्कार शिक्षण निधि , page ८९, column 2.

    Pali

    Alternative scripts

    Noun

    कमल n

    1. Devanagari script form of kamala (lotus)

    Declension

    Prakrit

    Noun

    कमल (kamalan

    1. Devanagari script form of 𑀓𑀫𑀮 (lotus)
      • c. 1000 – 1100, Abdur Rahman, Sandeśa-Rāsaka 4:[1]
        तह तणओ कुल-कमलो पाइय-कव्वेसु गीय-विसयेसु ।
        अद्दहमाण-पसिद्धो संनेहयरासयं रइयं ॥ ४ ॥
        taha taṇao kula-kamalo pāiya-kavvesu gīya-visayesu .
        addahamāṇa-pasiddho saṃnehayarāsayaṃ raïyaṃ . 4 .
        4.[2] son, who was like a lotus to his family, was famously known as Addahamāṇa for his Prakrit poems and musical compositions.
        He has composed this Sandeśarāsaka.

    Declension

    Maharastri declension of कमल (neuter)
    singular plural
    Nominative कमलं (kamalaṃ) कमलाइं (kamalāiṃ) or कमलाइ (kamalāi)
    Accusative कमलं (kamalaṃ) कमलाइं (kamalāiṃ) or कमलाइ (kamalāi)
    Instrumental कमलेण (kamaleṇa) or कमलेणं (kamaleṇaṃ) कमलेहि (kamalehi) or कमलेहिं (kamalehiṃ)
    Dative कमलाअ (kamalāa)
    Ablative कमलाओ (kamalāo) or कमलाउ (kamalāu) or कमला (kamalā) or कमलाहि (kamalāhi) or कमलाहिंतो (kamalāhiṃto)
    Genitive कमलस्स (kamalassa) कमलाण (kamalāṇa) or कमलाणं (kamalāṇaṃ)
    Locative कमलम्मि (kamalammi) or कमले (kamale) कमलेसु (kamalesu) or कमलेसुं (kamalesuṃ)
    Vocative कमल (kamala) or कमला (kamalā) कमलाइं (kamalāiṃ) or कमलाइ (kamalāi)

    Sanskrit

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    Alternative scripts

    Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Dravidian; compare Kannada ಕೊಮಳೆ (komaḷe, lotus).[3][4][5] Related to कुवलय (kuvalaya, water lily), borrowed from a different Dravidian form of the same root; compare Tamil குவளை (kuvaḷai, blue lotus).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    कमल (kamala) stemm or n

    1. a lotus, lotus flower (especially the species Nelumbo nucifera)
    Declension
    Masculine a-stem declension of कमल (kamala)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative कमलः
    kamalaḥ
    कमलौ / कमला¹
    kamalau / kamalā¹
    कमलाः / कमलासः¹
    kamalāḥ / kamalāsaḥ¹
    Vocative कमल
    kamala
    कमलौ / कमला¹
    kamalau / kamalā¹
    कमलाः / कमलासः¹
    kamalāḥ / kamalāsaḥ¹
    Accusative कमलम्
    kamalam
    कमलौ / कमला¹
    kamalau / kamalā¹
    कमलान्
    kamalān
    Instrumental कमलेन
    kamalena
    कमलाभ्याम्
    kamalābhyām
    कमलैः / कमलेभिः¹
    kamalaiḥ / kamalebhiḥ¹
    Dative कमलाय
    kamalāya
    कमलाभ्याम्
    kamalābhyām
    कमलेभ्यः
    kamalebhyaḥ
    Ablative कमलात्
    kamalāt
    कमलाभ्याम्
    kamalābhyām
    कमलेभ्यः
    kamalebhyaḥ
    Genitive कमलस्य
    kamalasya
    कमलयोः
    kamalayoḥ
    कमलानाम्
    kamalānām
    Locative कमले
    kamale
    कमलयोः
    kamalayoḥ
    कमलेषु
    kamaleṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    Neuter a-stem declension of कमल (kamala)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative कमलम्
    kamalam
    कमले
    kamale
    कमलानि / कमला¹
    kamalāni / kamalā¹
    Vocative कमल
    kamala
    कमले
    kamale
    कमलानि / कमला¹
    kamalāni / kamalā¹
    Accusative कमलम्
    kamalam
    कमले
    kamale
    कमलानि / कमला¹
    kamalāni / kamalā¹
    Instrumental कमलेन
    kamalena
    कमलाभ्याम्
    kamalābhyām
    कमलैः / कमलेभिः¹
    kamalaiḥ / kamalebhiḥ¹
    Dative कमलाय
    kamalāya
    कमलाभ्याम्
    kamalābhyām
    कमलेभ्यः
    kamalebhyaḥ
    Ablative कमलात्
    kamalāt
    कमलाभ्याम्
    kamalābhyām
    कमलेभ्यः
    kamalebhyaḥ
    Genitive कमलस्य
    kamalasya
    कमलयोः
    kamalayoḥ
    कमलानाम्
    kamalānām
    Locative कमले
    kamale
    कमलयोः
    kamalayoḥ
    कमलेषु
    kamaleṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    Uncertain. Maybe derived from the noun sense “lotus”, but Mayrhofer considers this to be unlikely.[4]

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    कमल (kamalá) stem

    1. pale red, rose colored
    Usage notes

    Mayrhofer (1992)'s accentuation of the adjective meaning “pale red”: kamalá-, is the one found in the texts. Monier Williams, Otto Böhtlingk, and Mayrhofer (1956)'s version kámala- is wrong.

    Declension
    Masculine a-stem declension of कमल (kamalá)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative कमलः
    kamaláḥ
    कमलौ / कमला¹
    kamalaú / kamalā́¹
    कमलाः / कमलासः¹
    kamalā́ḥ / kamalā́saḥ¹
    Vocative कमल
    kámala
    कमलौ / कमला¹
    kámalau / kámalā¹
    कमलाः / कमलासः¹
    kámalāḥ / kámalāsaḥ¹
    Accusative कमलम्
    kamalám
    कमलौ / कमला¹
    kamalaú / kamalā́¹
    कमलान्
    kamalā́n
    Instrumental कमलेन
    kamaléna
    कमलाभ्याम्
    kamalā́bhyām
    कमलैः / कमलेभिः¹
    kamalaíḥ / kamalébhiḥ¹
    Dative कमलाय
    kamalā́ya
    कमलाभ्याम्
    kamalā́bhyām
    कमलेभ्यः
    kamalébhyaḥ
    Ablative कमलात्
    kamalā́t
    कमलाभ्याम्
    kamalā́bhyām
    कमलेभ्यः
    kamalébhyaḥ
    Genitive कमलस्य
    kamalásya
    कमलयोः
    kamaláyoḥ
    कमलानाम्
    kamalā́nām
    Locative कमले
    kamalé
    कमलयोः
    kamaláyoḥ
    कमलेषु
    kamaléṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    Feminine ā-stem declension of कमला (kamalā́)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative कमला
    kamalā́
    कमले
    kamalé
    कमलाः
    kamalā́ḥ
    Vocative कमले
    kámale
    कमले
    kámale
    कमलाः
    kámalāḥ
    Accusative कमलाम्
    kamalā́m
    कमले
    kamalé
    कमलाः
    kamalā́ḥ
    Instrumental कमलया / कमला¹
    kamaláyā / kamalā́¹
    कमलाभ्याम्
    kamalā́bhyām
    कमलाभिः
    kamalā́bhiḥ
    Dative कमलायै
    kamalā́yai
    कमलाभ्याम्
    kamalā́bhyām
    कमलाभ्यः
    kamalā́bhyaḥ
    Ablative कमलायाः / कमलायै²
    kamalā́yāḥ / kamalā́yai²
    कमलाभ्याम्
    kamalā́bhyām
    कमलाभ्यः
    kamalā́bhyaḥ
    Genitive कमलायाः / कमलायै²
    kamalā́yāḥ / kamalā́yai²
    कमलयोः
    kamaláyoḥ
    कमलानाम्
    kamalā́nām
    Locative कमलायाम्
    kamalā́yām
    कमलयोः
    kamaláyoḥ
    कमलासु
    kamalā́su
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas
    Neuter a-stem declension of कमल (kamalá)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative कमलम्
    kamalám
    कमले
    kamalé
    कमलानि / कमला¹
    kamalā́ni / kamalā́¹
    Vocative कमल
    kámala
    कमले
    kámale
    कमलानि / कमला¹
    kámalāni / kámalā¹
    Accusative कमलम्
    kamalám
    कमले
    kamalé
    कमलानि / कमला¹
    kamalā́ni / kamalā́¹
    Instrumental कमलेन
    kamaléna
    कमलाभ्याम्
    kamalā́bhyām
    कमलैः / कमलेभिः¹
    kamalaíḥ / kamalébhiḥ¹
    Dative कमलाय
    kamalā́ya
    कमलाभ्याम्
    kamalā́bhyām
    कमलेभ्यः
    kamalébhyaḥ
    Ablative कमलात्
    kamalā́t
    कमलाभ्याम्
    kamalā́bhyām
    कमलेभ्यः
    kamalébhyaḥ
    Genitive कमलस्य
    kamalásya
    कमलयोः
    kamaláyoḥ
    कमलानाम्
    kamalā́nām
    Locative कमले
    kamalé
    कमलयोः
    kamaláyoḥ
    कमलेषु
    kamaléṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

    Etymology 3

    If the meaning is correct, from कम् (kam, to desire, love).[6]

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    कमल (kamála) stem

    1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: desirous, lustful

    References

    1. ^ Muni Jinavijaya, Harivallabh Bhayani (1945) सन्देश रासक [sandeśa rāsaka] (Singhi Jain Series), 1st edition, Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, →OCLC, page
    2. ^ Harivallabh Bhayani (1999) Samdesarasaka of Abdala Rahamana (Prakrit Text Series), 1st edition, Ahmedabad: Prakrit Text Society, page 57
    3. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “kamala-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 58
    4. 4.0 4.1 Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “kamalá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 305
    5. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) “kamalam”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 160
    6. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “kamála-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 305f.

    Further reading

    • Monier Williams (1899) “कमल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0252.
    • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “कमल”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kamala2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “kamala”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.