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name
A major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
The Hindu god of love, Kamadeva
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hinduism
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: Kamadeva
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A sickle-like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds.
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noun
The act or process of wishing; longing, desire (with or without sexual connotations); one of the goals of life in Hindu tradition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hinduism, uncountable
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noun
Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Hindu deity
History
Borrowed from Russian Ка́ма (Káma).
From Sanskrit काम (kā́ma, “love”).
Various origins: * Borrowed from Hindi काम (kām), a typical surname of Andhra Pradesh. * Borrowed from Polish Kama, a surname of unexplained origin. * Borrowed from Turkish Kama, a metonymic occupational surname from kama (“wedge”).
From Japanese 鎌 (kama, “sickle, scythe”).
From Sanskrit काम (kā́ma).
Across languages
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