"Kamala" meaning in English

See Kamala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkʌm(ə)lə/ (note: original approximation), /ˈkəm(ə)laː/ (note: Indic), /ˈkæmələ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑːmələ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑmələ/ [General-American], /ˈkæmələ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-Kamala.oga , Kamala Mini Timmaraju.ogg Forms: Kamalas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːmələ, -æmələ, -ɑlə Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit कमला (kamalā). Doublet of Kamal. Etymology templates: {{translit|en|sa|कमला}} Transliteration of Sanskrit कमला (kamalā), {{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): Hindu deities Translations (Hinduism: an epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi): কমলা (komola) (Bengali), કમળા (kamaḷā) [feminine] (Gujarati), કમલા (kamlā) [feminine] (Gujarati), कमला (kamalā) (Sanskrit)
    Sense id: en-Kamala-en-name-S3~XJJcG Disambiguation of 'Hinduism: an epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi': 87 13
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Derived forms: Cameltoe Harris, Kameltoe Harris, Kamalamentum, Kamalanomenon, Kamalanomics, Mamala Translations (female given name): কমলা (komola) (Bengali), કમળા (kamaḷā) [feminine] (Gujarati), કમલા (kamlā) [feminine] (Gujarati), कमला (kamlā) [feminine] (Hindi), カマラ (Kamara) (Japanese), Ка́мала (Kámala) [feminine] (Russian), กมลา (gà-má-laa) (Thai), Ca-ma-la (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Kamala-en-name-w2w9uULg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 36 38 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 37 35 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 35 34 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkʌm(ə)lə/ (note: original approximation), /ˈkəm(ə)laː/ (note: Indic), /ˈkæmələ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑːmələ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑmələ/ [General-American], /ˈkæmələ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-Kamala.oga , Kamala Mini Timmaraju.ogg Forms: Kamalas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːmələ, -æmələ, -ɑlə Etymology: From 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-rQ297MQR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 36 38 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 37 35 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 35 34 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkʌm(ə)lə/ (note: original approximation), /ˈkəm(ə)laː/ (note: Indic), /ˈkæmələ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑːmələ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑmələ/ [General-American], /ˈkæmələ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-Kamala.oga , Kamala Mini Timmaraju.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑːmələ, -æmələ, -ɑlə Etymology: From Thai กมลา (gà-má-laa). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|th|กมลา}} Thai กมลา (gà-má-laa) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Kamala
  1. A town in Kathu district, Phuket Province, Thailand Categories (place): Places in Phuket Province, Thailand, Places in Thailand, Towns in Phuket Province, Thailand, Towns in Thailand
    Sense id: en-Kamala-en-name-Qb6x8eaS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 36 38 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 37 35 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 35 34 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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}

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