"karmic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈkɑɹmɪk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-karmic.wav Forms: karmaic [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mɪk Etymology: From karma + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|karma|ic}} karma + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} karmic (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to karma. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: karmically, karmic blowback, karmic debt, nonkarmic Translations (of or pertaining to karma): karmický [masculine] (Czech), karmisk (Danish), karma (Esperanto), karmique (French), karmisch (German), karmico (Italian), 업보의 (eopboui) (Korean), karmisk (Norwegian Bokmål), karmisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), karmiczny (Polish), cármico (Portuguese), kármico (Portuguese), карми́ческий (karmíčeskij) (Russian), kármico (Spanish), karmisk (Swedish), karmasal (Turkish), karmik (Turkish), кармі́чний (karmíčnyj) (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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