"Karma" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkaʀma/, /ˈkaɐ̯ma/ Audio: De-Karma.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Karmas [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Karma [nominative, singular], Karmas [genitive, singular], Karma [dative, singular], Karma [accusative, singular]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman). Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|sa:कर्मन्}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "do", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "do", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kʷer-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Sanskrit", "term" : "कृ", "lang" : "sa" }, { "id" : "action noun-forming suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-mn̥ ~ *-mén", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-mn̥", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-Iranian", "term" : "*-ma", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "iir-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Sanskrit", "term" : "-मन्", "lang" : "sa" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Sanskrit", "term" : "कर्मन्", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sa" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Karma", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Karma">, {{bor+|de|sa|कर्मन्}} Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman) Head templates: {{de-noun|n.sg}} Karma n (strong, genitive Karmas, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n.sg}}
  1. karma Tags: neuter, no-plural, strong Derived forms: karmisch
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