See also: Karma, karmą, and карма

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Etymology

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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.

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  • Hyphenation: kar‧ma

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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.
    • 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, pages 59-60:
      ‘We are all part of a circle of karma. We will be rewarded for the good deeds of our forefathers, and pay the price for their sins.’
  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.
    • 2001, Inside the Hits, page 307:
      That means everything from lighting to the vibes, the karma of the room.
    • 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
    • 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.
  4. (Internet) A score assigned to a user or post on some discussion forums, indicating popularity or perceived value.

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Afar

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Pronunciation

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

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karmá f (plural karmoomí f)

  1. autumn rainy season

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        Declension of karmá      
absolutive karmá
predicative karmá
subjective karmá
genitive karmá
  Postpositioned forms
l-case karmál
k-case karmák
t-case karmát
h-case karmáh

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

Catalan

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Etymology

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

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karma m (plural karmes)

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

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Etymology 1

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

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karma f

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

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

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karma f

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

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Etymology

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

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karma n (uncountable, no diminutive)

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

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Esperanto

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From karmo +‎ -a.

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

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

  1. karmic

Finnish

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Etymology

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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.

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

Noun

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karma

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

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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
abessive karmatta karmoitta
instructive karmoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of karma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative karmani karmani
accusative nom. karmani karmani
gen. karmani
genitive karmani karmojeni
karmaini rare
partitive karmaani karmojani
inessive karmassani karmoissani
elative karmastani karmoistani
illative karmaani karmoihini
adessive karmallani karmoillani
ablative karmaltani karmoiltani
allative karmalleni karmoilleni
essive karmanani karmoinani
translative karmakseni karmoikseni
abessive karmattani karmoittani
instructive
comitative karmoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative karmasi karmasi
accusative nom. karmasi karmasi
gen. karmasi
genitive karmasi karmojesi
karmaisi rare
partitive karmaasi karmojasi
inessive karmassasi karmoissasi
elative karmastasi karmoistasi
illative karmaasi karmoihisi
adessive karmallasi karmoillasi
ablative karmaltasi karmoiltasi
allative karmallesi karmoillesi
essive karmanasi karmoinasi
translative karmaksesi karmoiksesi
abessive karmattasi karmoittasi
instructive
comitative karmoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative karmamme karmamme
accusative nom. karmamme karmamme
gen. karmamme
genitive karmamme karmojemme
karmaimme rare
partitive karmaamme karmojamme
inessive karmassamme karmoissamme
elative karmastamme karmoistamme
illative karmaamme karmoihimme
adessive karmallamme karmoillamme
ablative karmaltamme karmoiltamme
allative karmallemme karmoillemme
essive karmanamme karmoinamme
translative karmaksemme karmoiksemme
abessive karmattamme karmoittamme
instructive
comitative karmoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative karmanne karmanne
accusative nom. karmanne karmanne
gen. karmanne
genitive karmanne karmojenne
karmainne rare
partitive karmaanne karmojanne
inessive karmassanne karmoissanne
elative karmastanne karmoistanne
illative karmaanne karmoihinne
adessive karmallanne karmoillanne
ablative karmaltanne karmoiltanne
allative karmallenne karmoillenne
essive karmananne karmoinanne
translative karmaksenne karmoiksenne
abessive karmattanne karmoittanne
instructive
comitative karmoinenne

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IPA(key): /kaʁ.ma/

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karma m (plural karmas)

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

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Hungarian

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

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karom (claw) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

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karma

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

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

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karma

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma
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  1. ^ István Tótfalusi (2005), Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára [A Storehouse of Foreign Words: An Explanatory and Etymological Dictionary of Foreign Words], Budapest: Tinta, →ISBN

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Etymology 1

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

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karma n (genitive singular karma, no plural)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma
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Declension of karma (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative karma karmað
accusative karma karmað
dative karma karmanu
genitive karma karmans

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karma

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

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

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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
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Italian

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Etymology

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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).

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

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karma m (invariable)

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

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Polish

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karma

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъrmà.

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

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

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      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
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      • karma”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • karma”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[4] (in Polish)
      • 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

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      • Hyphenation: kar‧ma

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      karma m (plural karmas)

      1. alternative spelling of carma

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      Romanian

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from English karma or French karma.

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      karma f (uncountable)

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

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

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      kȁrma m inan (Cyrillic spelling ка̏рма)

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

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      Declension of karma
      singular plural
      nominative kȁrma karme
      genitive karme kȃrmā / kȃrmī
      dative karmi karmama
      accusative karmu karme
      vocative karmo karme
      locative karmi karmama
      instrumental karmom karmama

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      Etymology

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

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

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      karma m (plural karmas)

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

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्म (kárma), nominative singular of कर्मन् (kárman, act, action, performance).

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      karma (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇ᜔ᜋ)

      1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence)
      2. karma (force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows)

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      Turkish

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      Etymology 1

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      From Turkish kar- (to mix) + -ma.

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      karma (definite accusative karmayı, plural karmalar)

      1. verbal noun of karmak; mixing
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      Declension of karma
      singular plural
      nominative karma karmalar
      definite accusative karmayı karmaları
      dative karmaya karmalara
      locative karmada karmalarda
      ablative karmadan karmalardan
      genitive karmanın karmaların

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      karma

      1. mixed
        karma eğitimmixed education (coeducation)

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      karma

      1. second-person singular negative imperative of karmak

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

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      karma (definite accusative karmayı, plural karmalar)

      1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma
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      Declension of karma
      singular plural
      nominative karma karmalar
      definite accusative karmayı karmaları
      dative karmaya karmalara
      locative karmada karmalarda
      ablative karmadan karmalardan
      genitive karmanın karmaların
      Possessive forms
      nominative
      singular plural
      1st singular karmam karmalarım
      2nd singular karman karmaların
      3rd singular karması karmaları
      1st plural karmamız karmalarımız
      2nd plural karmanız karmalarınız
      3rd plural karmaları karmaları
      definite accusative
      singular plural
      1st singular karmamı karmalarımı
      2nd singular karmanı karmalarını
      3rd singular karmasını karmalarını
      1st plural karmamızı karmalarımızı
      2nd plural karmanızı karmalarınızı
      3rd plural karmalarını karmalarını
      dative
      singular plural
      1st singular karmama karmalarıma
      2nd singular karmana karmalarına
      3rd singular karmasına karmalarına
      1st plural karmamıza karmalarımıza
      2nd plural karmanıza karmalarınıza
      3rd plural karmalarına karmalarına
      locative
      singular plural
      1st singular karmamda karmalarımda
      2nd singular karmanda karmalarında
      3rd singular karmasında karmalarında
      1st plural karmamızda karmalarımızda
      2nd plural karmanızda karmalarınızda
      3rd plural karmalarında karmalarında
      ablative
      singular plural
      1st singular karmamdan karmalarımdan
      2nd singular karmandan karmalarından
      3rd singular karmasından karmalarından
      1st plural karmamızdan karmalarımızdan
      2nd plural karmanızdan karmalarınızdan
      3rd plural karmalarından karmalarından
      genitive
      singular plural
      1st singular karmamın karmalarımın
      2nd singular karmanın karmalarının
      3rd singular karmasının karmalarının
      1st plural karmamızın karmalarımızın
      2nd plural karmanızın karmalarınızın
      3rd plural karmalarının karmalarının