Standard Lemma guide

cama

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɑːmə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑːmə
  • homophone: comma (father-bother merger)
  • homophone: karma (non-rhotic)
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 M AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S IY1 EY1 EH1 M EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Archaic form of Kama (“Hindu god of love”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A hybrid animal produced by breeding a camel and a llama.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of camel + llama.