karma

karma

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्म (kárma), nom.sg. of कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”); first attested in English in 1785 in a translation of the Bhagavad Gita by Charles Wilkins.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: kärʹ-mə, IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹmə/
    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.mə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹ.mə/
  • (India) IPA(key): /ˈkəɾm(ə)/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mə
  • Hyphenation: kar‧ma
  • Homophones: cama, calmer (non-rhotic)

Noun

karma (countable and uncountable, plural karmas)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
  2. A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate.
  3. (uncommon) A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere.
  4. (Internet) A score assigned to a user or post on some discussion forums, indicating popularity or perceived value.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • “karma”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • karma in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
  • William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “karma”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Makar, Marak, makar, krama, Karam, Marka

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /karˈma/ [kʌɾˈmʌ]
  • Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Noun

karmá f (plural karmoomí f)

  1. autumn rainy season

Declension

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “karma”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkar.mə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈkaɾ.ma]

Noun

karma m (plural karmes)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma

Related terms

  • kàrmic

Further reading

  • “karma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkarma]

Etymology 1

From a commercial name that comes from abbreviated name of its inventor Karel Macháček

Noun

karma f

  1. (technology) tankless water heater, instantaneous water heater

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Noun

karma f

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma
Declension

Dutch

Etymology

From Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”), possibly via English karma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑr.mɑ/
  • Hyphenation: kar‧ma
  • Rhymes: -ɑrmɑ

Noun

karma n (uncountable)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma

Derived terms

  • karmisch

Esperanto

Etymology

From karmo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkarma/
  • Rhymes: -arma
  • Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Adjective

karma (accusative singular karman, plural karmaj, accusative plural karmajn)

  1. karmic

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”). Appears as headword on p. 341 of the Pieni Tietosanakirja ("Little Encyclopedia") [1] from 1925-28, published by Otava, Helsinki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑrmɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝rmɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrmɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kar‧ma
  • Hyphenation(key): kar‧ma

Noun

karma

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma

Declension

Further reading

  • “karma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kaʁ.ma/

Noun

karma m (plural karmas)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma
  2. (slang) an unpleasant or negative environment.

Further reading

  • “karma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒrmɒ]
  • Hyphenation: kar‧ma
  • Rhymes: -mɒ

Etymology 1

karom (“claw”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Noun

karma

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of karom
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Noun

karma

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma
Declension
Derived terms
  • karmikus

References

Anagrams

  • kamra, marka

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰarma/
  • Rhymes: -arma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Noun

karma n (genitive singular karma, no plural)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

karma

  1. indefinite accusative plural of karmur
  2. indefinite genitive plural of karmur

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit कर्म (karma), कर्मन् (karman), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kárma, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /karma/
  • Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Noun

karma

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma,
    1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) the sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth
    2. a force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate

Related terms

Further reading

  • “karma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman, “act, action, performance”), from the root कृ (kṛ, “to do, make”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷer- (“to do, make, build”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkar.ma/
  • Rhymes: -arma
  • Hyphenation: kàr‧ma

Noun

karma m (invariable)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma
  2. (colloquial) karma (divine retribution in a non-religious context)

Derived terms

  • karmico

Polish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -arma
  • Syllabification: kar‧ma
  • Homophone: Karma

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъrmà.

Noun

karma f

  1. fodder (food for pets)
    Synonym: karm
    Coordinate term: pasza
  2. (Lasovia) hay and straw mix (hay mixed with straw given to cattle)
Usage notes

In Standard Polish, the term karma is used for pets, whereas pasza is used for other domesticated animals, such as livestock or poultry.

Declension
Related terms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman). Doublet of karman.

Noun

karma f

  1. (Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism) karma (total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of their existence)
    Synonym: karman
Declension

Further reading

  • karma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • karma in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • karma in PWN's encyclopedia
  • Szymon Matusiak (1880) “karma”, in “Gwara lasowska w okolicy Tarnobrzega, studyjum dyjalektologiczne”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (I) (in Polish), volume 8, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 174

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Noun

karma m (plural karmas)

  1. Alternative spelling of carma

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English karma or French karma.

Noun

karma f (uncountable)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma

Declension

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kârma/
  • Hyphenation: kar‧ma

Noun

kȁrma m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏рма)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾma/ [ˈkaɾ.ma]
  • Rhymes: -aɾma
  • Syllabification: kar‧ma

Noun

karma m (plural karmas)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma

Related terms

Further reading

  • “karma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Turkish kar- (“to mix”) + -ma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾˈma/

Noun

karma (definite accusative karmayı, plural karmalar)

  1. mixing
Declension

Adjective

karma

  1. mixed
    karma eğitim ― mixed education (coeducation)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾ.ma/

Verb

karma

  1. second-person singular negative imperative of karmak

Etymology 3

Probably from English karma, ultimately from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾ.ma/

Noun

karma (definite accusative karmayı, plural karmalar)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma
Declension

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