"karma" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkar.ma/
Rhymes: -arma Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman, “act, action, performance”), from the root कृ (kṛ, “to do, make”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷer- (“to do, make, build”). Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*kʷer-}}, {{bor+|it|sa|कर्मन्||act, action, performance}} Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman, “act, action, performance”), {{uder|it|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} karma m (invariable)
  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) karma Tags: Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-karma-it-noun-bUue5iAo Categories (other): Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Italian nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 50 50 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  2. (colloquial) karma (divine retribution in a non-religious context) Tags: colloquial, invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-karma-it-noun-g4WCY5IE Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian nouns with irregular gender, Italian undefined derivations Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 50 50 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: karmico
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