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"ref": "2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, pages 59-60",
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"word": "კარმა"
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"word": "ಕರ್ಮ"
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"word": "កម្ម"
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"word": "업"
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"word": "카르마"
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"word": "ກຳ"
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"roman": "kaṟmmaṁ",
"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
"word": "കർമ്മം"
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"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
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"word": "kamma"
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"code": "fa",
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"roman": "kârmâ",
"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
"word": "کارما"
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"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "karma"
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"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
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"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
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"roman": "karam",
"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
"word": "ਕਰਮ"
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"roman": "kárma",
"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
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"word": "ка́рма"
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"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
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"word": "कर्मन्"
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"roman": "karma",
"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
"word": "කර්ම"
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"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
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"word": "karma"
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"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
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"roman": "karmam",
"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
"word": "கர்மம்"
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"roman": "karmā",
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"word": "கர்மா"
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"roman": "karma",
"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
"word": "కర్మ"
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"roman": "gam",
"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
"word": "กรรม"
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"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "las",
"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
"word": "ལས"
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"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
"word": "yāmor"
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "kárma",
"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
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"word": "ка́рма"
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"roman": "karm, karma",
"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
"tags": [
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"word": "کرم"
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
"word": "nghiệp"
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"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
"word": "nghiệp chướng"
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"A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate."
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "destiny, fate",
"word": "緣分"
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"_dis1": "5 85 5 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yuánfèn",
"sense": "destiny, fate",
"word": "缘分"
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"sense": "destiny, fate",
"tags": [
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"word": "osud"
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"word": "karma"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "destiny, fate",
"word": "kohtalo"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "destiny, fate",
"tags": [
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"word": "Schicksal"
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"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "destiny, fate",
"tags": [
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"word": "likimas"
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"sense": "destiny, fate",
"tags": [
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"word": "carma"
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"ref": "2001, Inside the Hits, page 307",
"text": "That means everything from lighting to the vibes, the karma of the room.",
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},
{
"ref": "2006, Chase Sargent, From Buddy to Boss, page 219",
"text": "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",
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{
"ref": "2010, R.L. Roach, Irish Lie, page 135",
"text": "On the way to Lancaster, which was about an hour and a half from Philly, John felt the karma.",
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"A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere."
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"(uncommon) A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere."
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],
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "a distinctive feeling, aura or atmosphere",
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"code": "pl",
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"code": "vi",
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence",
"word": "nghiệp chướng"
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"code": "fy",
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "destiny, fate",
"word": "緣分"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yuánfèn",
"sense": "destiny, fate",
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{
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "de",
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],
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "destiny, fate",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "carma"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "destiny, fate",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "karma"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kárma",
"sense": "destiny, fate",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ка́рма"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "destiny, fate",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "karma"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "destiny, fate",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "karma"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a distinctive feeling, aura or atmosphere",
"word": "kohtalo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a distinctive feeling, aura or atmosphere",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "clima"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"karma"
],
"word": "karma"
}
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