"Kamala" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɑːmələ/, /ˈkæmələ/, /kəˈmɑːlə/ Audio: En-us-Kamala.ogg [US] Forms: Kamalas [plural]
Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit कमल (kamala, “lotus”). Doublet of Kamal. Etymology templates: {{translit|en|sa|कमल||lotus}} Transliteration of Sanskrit कमल (kamala, “lotus”), {{doublet|en|Kamal}} Doublet of Kamal Head templates: {{en-prop|~}} Kamala (countable and uncountable, plural Kamalas)
  1. (Hinduism) An epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. Tags: Hinduism, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-Kamala-en-name-S3~XJJcG
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): कमला (kamlā) [feminine] (Hindi), カマラ (Kamara) (Japanese), Ка́мала (Kámala) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Kamala-en-name-w2w9uULg Disambiguation of 'female given name': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɑːmələ/, /ˈkæmələ/, /kəˈmɑːlə/ Audio: En-us-Kamala.ogg [US] Forms: Kamalas [plural]
Etymology: Hawaiian Kamala, from English Tamara. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|Kamala}} Hawaiian Kamala, {{der|en|en|Tamara}} English Tamara Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Kamala (plural Kamalas)
  1. A female given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew], variant of Tamara Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Kamala-en-name-UylDs6iO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 40 55 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 9 39 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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