See also: Karma, karmą , and карма

English [ edit ]

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Etymology [ edit ]

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

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Noun [ edit ]

karma (countable and uncountable, plural karmas)

( 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. A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate. ( uncommon ) A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere. 2001 , Inside the Hits , page 307: That means everything from lighting to the vibes, the karma of the room.

, , page 307: 2006 , Chase Sargent, From Buddy to Boss , page 219: How many times when you have been in a bar have you felt that a confrontation was building up, even without extensive verbal exchanges? Sometimes you can feel the karma or energy of a place change, and you should not ignore that

, Chase Sargent, , page 219: 2010, R.L. Roach, Irish Lie, page 135: On the way to Lancaster, which was about an hour and a half from Philly, John felt the karma. ( Internet , Reddit Reddit ) A score assigned to a user of a discussion forum, indicating the popularity of their posts with other users.

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Translations [ edit ]

a distinctive feeling, aura or atmosphere Finnish: kohtalo (fi) Portuguese: clima (pt) m

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Translations to be checked Spanish: (please verify) karma (es) m

References [ edit ]

karma at OneLook Dictionary Search

karma in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary , edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.

, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018. karma in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.

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Dutch [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “via English?”)

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

karma n (uncountable)

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Esperanto [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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

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Adjective [ edit ]

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

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karmo ( “ karma ” )

Finnish [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

karma

Declension [ edit ]

Inflection of karma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) nominative karma karmat genitive karman karmojen partitive karmaa karmoja illative karmaan karmoihin singular plural nominative karma karmat accusative nom. karma karmat gen. karman genitive karman karmojen

karmain rare partitive karmaa karmoja inessive karmassa karmoissa elative karmasta karmoista illative karmaan karmoihin adessive karmalla karmoilla ablative karmalta karmoilta allative karmalle karmoille essive karmana karmoina translative karmaksi karmoiksi instructive — karmoin abessive karmatta karmoitta comitative — karmoineen

Possessive forms of karma (type kala) possessor singular plural 1st person karmani karmamme 2nd person karmasi karmanne 3rd person karmansa

Hungarian [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

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

Noun [ edit ]

karma

Declension [ edit ]

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) singular plural nominative karma — accusative karmát — dative karmának — instrumental karmával — causal-final karmáért — translative karmává — terminative karmáig — essive-formal karmaként — essive-modal karmául — inessive karmában — superessive karmán — adessive karmánál — illative karmába — sublative karmára — allative karmához — elative karmából — delative karmáról — ablative karmától — non-attributive

possessive - singular karmáé — non-attributive

possessive - plural karmáéi —

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”).[1]

Noun [ edit ]

karma

Declension [ edit ]

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) singular plural nominative karma karmák accusative karmát karmákat dative karmának karmáknak instrumental karmával karmákkal causal-final karmáért karmákért translative karmává karmákká terminative karmáig karmákig essive-formal karmaként karmákként essive-modal karmául — inessive karmában karmákban superessive karmán karmákon adessive karmánál karmáknál illative karmába karmákba sublative karmára karmákra allative karmához karmákhoz elative karmából karmákból delative karmáról karmákról ablative karmától karmáktól non-attributive

possessive - singular karmáé karmáké non-attributive

possessive - plural karmáéi karmákéi

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Icelandic [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

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

Noun [ edit ]

karma n (genitive singular karma, no plural)

Declension [ edit ]

declension of karma n-w singular indefinite definite nominative karma karmað accusative karma karmað dative karma karmanu genitive karma karmans

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

karma

Indonesian [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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

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Noun [ edit ]

karma

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Italian [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

karma m (invariable)

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Polish [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

karma f

Usage notes [ edit ]

The term karma is used for pets, whereas pasza is used for other domesticated animals such as livestock or poultry.

Declension [ edit ]

declension of karma singular plural nominative karma karmy genitive karmy karm dative karmie karmom accusative karmę karmy instrumental karmą karmami locative karmie karmach vocative karmo karmy

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Etymology 2 [ edit ]

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

Noun [ edit ]

karma f

Declension [ edit ]

declension of karma singular plural nominative karma karmy genitive karmy karm dative karmie karmom accusative karmę karmy instrumental karmą karmami locative karmie karmach vocative karmo karmy

Synonyms [ edit ]

Further reading [ edit ]

karma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN

, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN karma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

karma m (plural karmas)

carma Alternative spelling of

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

kȁrma m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏рма)

Declension [ edit ]

Spanish [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

karma m (plural karmas)

Related terms [ edit ]

Further reading [ edit ]

“karma” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Turkish [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

From Turkish kar- (“to mix”) + -ma.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

karma (definite accusative karmayı, plural karmalar)

Declension [ edit ]

Inflection Nominative karma Definite accusative karmayı Singular Plural Nominative karma karmalar Definite accusative karmayı karmaları Dative karmaya karmalara Locative karmada karmalarda Ablative karmadan karmalardan Genitive karmanın karmaların

Adjective [ edit ]

karma (comparative daha karma, superlative en karma)

mixed karma eğitim ― mixed education (coeducation)

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

karma

Etymology 3 [ edit ]

Probably from English karma, ultimately from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

karma (definite accusative karmayı, plural karmalar)

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