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Kama

¹

[ kah-muh ]

/ ˈkɑ mə /

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noun

Hindu Mythology. the god of erotic desire, sometimes seen as an aspect of the god whose other aspect is Mara, or death.

(lowercase) the attachment to temporal things personified by this god.

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Origin of Kama

¹

<Sanskrit, special use of kāma love, desire, god of love

Words nearby Kama

kalpak, kalpis, kalsomine, Kaluga, Kam, Kama, kamaaina, kamacite, Kamadhenu, kamahi, Kamakura

Other definitions for Kama (2 of 2)

Kama²

[ kah-muh ]

/ ˈkɑ mə /

noun

a river in the E Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the central Ural Mountains region into the Volga River S of Kazan. 1,200 miles (1,930 km) long.

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How to use Kama in a sentence

The complex, consisting of 11 dams on the Volga and its largest tributary, the Kama, is responsible for about 5% of the total electricity production in Russia.
The Soviets turned the Volga River into a machine. Then the machine broke.|Olga Dobrovidova|December 15, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Certainly it was more fun than yoga, which is, as far as I can tell, Kama Sutra for the lonely.
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway?|P. J. O’Rourke|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The thing is, the Zionist generation of partition was right: Kama Medina Ivrit.
A Hebrew Democratic State for All Its Citizens|Bernard Avishai|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Wheeler was anxious to do this in order to complete his survey work, for up till now he had been unable to visit the Kama Valley.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury

From the top of the pass we had a remarkably fine view into the Kama Valley which lay below us.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
After our one perfect day the weather changed again, and for the next three days we descended the Kama Valley in sleet and snow.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
We had been very lucky in getting such a perfect day in the Kama Valley, for fine days there were very few.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
The deviation from our intended line of approach involved by entering the Kama Valley was not one which we were likely to regret.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury

British Dictionary definitions for Kama (1 of 2)

Kama¹

/ (Russian ˈkamə) /

noun

a river in central Russia, rising in the Ural Mountains and flowing to the River Volga, of which it is the largest tributary. Length: 2030 km (1260 miles)

British Dictionary definitions for Kama (2 of 2)

Kama²

/ (ˈkɑːmə) /

noun

the Hindu god of love

Word Origin for Kama

from Sanskrit

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