karma

karma

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”), first attested in English in 1827.

Pronunciation

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

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

  • duskarma
  • karmic
  • karmic debt
  • instant karma

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.
  • “karma”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Karam, Makar, krama, makar

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

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾ.mə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ˈkar.mə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /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

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

Noun

karma

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

Declension

Further reading

  • "karma" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

French

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kaʁ.ma/

Noun

karma m (plural karmas)

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

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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic 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

Derived terms

  • karmico

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkar.ma/
  • Rhymes: -arma
  • Syllabification: kar‧ma

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъrmà.

Noun

karma f

  1. fodder
    Synonyms: karm, pasza
Usage notes

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

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

Noun

karma f

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma
    Synonym: karman
Declension

Further reading

  • karma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • karma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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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