"काम" meaning in Sanskrit

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Proper name

IPA: /kɑ́ː.mɐ/ [Vedic], /ˈkɑː.mɐ/ [Classical]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas (“desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s, from *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”). Cognate to Avestan 𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀 (kāma, “desire”), Persian کام (kâm, “desire”). Wider cognates include Latin cārus, whence French cher and English charity, and English whore. Etymology templates: {{root|sa|ine-pro|*keh₂-}}, {{dercat|sa|inc-pro|inh=1}}, {{root|sa|sa|कम्}}, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*káHmas||desire}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas (“desire”), {{inh|sa|ine-pro||*kóh₂-mo-s}} Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s, {{m|ine-pro|*keh₂-||to desire, wish}} *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”), {{cog|ae|𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀||desire}} Avestan 𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀 (kāma, “desire”), {{cog|fa|کام||desire|tr=kâm}} Persian کام (kâm, “desire”), {{cog|la|cārus}} Latin cārus, {{cog|fr|cher}} French cher, {{cog|en|charity}} English charity, {{cog|en|whore}} English whore Head templates: {{sa-proper noun|g=m}} काम • (kāma) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m}} Forms: kāma [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], कामः [nominative, singular], कामौ [dual, nominative], कामा1 [dual, nominative], कामाः [nominative, plural], कामासः1 [nominative, plural], काम [singular, vocative], कामौ [dual, vocative], कामा1 [dual, vocative], कामाः [plural, vocative], कामासः1 [plural, vocative], कामम् [accusative, singular], कामौ [accusative, dual], कामा1 [accusative, dual], कामान् [accusative, plural], कामेन [instrumental, singular], कामाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], कामैः [instrumental, plural], कामेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], कामाय [dative, singular], कामाभ्याम् [dative, dual], कामेभ्यः [dative, plural], कामात् [ablative, singular], कामाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], कामेभ्यः [ablative, plural], कामस्य [genitive, singular], कामयोः [dual, genitive], कामानाम् [genitive, plural], कामे [locative, singular], कामयोः [dual, locative], कामेषु [locative, plural]
  1. (Hinduism) Kamadeva, the god of love Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-काम-sa-name-3K9jfu8U Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 36 17 4 2 1 41 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 34 21 3 1 1 40 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 34 21 3 1 1 40

Noun

IPA: /kɑ́ː.mɐ/ [Vedic], /ˈkɑː.mɐ/ [Classical]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas (“desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s, from *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”). Cognate to Avestan 𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀 (kāma, “desire”), Persian کام (kâm, “desire”). Wider cognates include Latin cārus, whence French cher and English charity, and English whore. Etymology templates: {{root|sa|ine-pro|*keh₂-}}, {{dercat|sa|inc-pro|inh=1}}, {{root|sa|sa|कम्}}, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*káHmas||desire}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas (“desire”), {{inh|sa|ine-pro||*kóh₂-mo-s}} Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s, {{m|ine-pro|*keh₂-||to desire, wish}} *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”), {{cog|ae|𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀||desire}} Avestan 𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀 (kāma, “desire”), {{cog|fa|کام||desire|tr=kâm}} Persian کام (kâm, “desire”), {{cog|la|cārus}} Latin cārus, {{cog|fr|cher}} French cher, {{cog|en|charity}} English charity, {{cog|en|whore}} English whore Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m|tr=kā́ma}} काम • (kā́ma) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|kā́ma}} Forms: kā́ma [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], कामः [nominative, singular], कामौ [dual, nominative], कामा1 [dual, nominative], कामाः [nominative, plural], कामासः1 [nominative, plural], काम [singular, vocative], कामौ [dual, vocative], कामा1 [dual, vocative], कामाः [plural, vocative], कामासः1 [plural, vocative], कामम् [accusative, singular], कामौ [accusative, dual], कामा1 [accusative, dual], कामान् [accusative, plural], कामेन [instrumental, singular], कामाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], कामैः [instrumental, plural], कामेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], कामाय [dative, singular], कामाभ्याम् [dative, dual], कामेभ्यः [dative, plural], कामात् [ablative, singular], कामाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], कामेभ्यः [ablative, plural], कामस्य [genitive, singular], कामयोः [dual, genitive], कामानाम् [genitive, plural], कामे [locative, singular], कामयोः [dual, locative], कामेषु [locative, plural]
  1. wish, desire, longing
    Sense id: en-काम-sa-noun-TB43hJnd Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 36 17 4 2 1 41 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 34 21 3 1 1 40 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 34 21 3 1 1 40
  2. love, affection, object of desire or of love or of pleasure
    Sense id: en-काम-sa-noun-8a-fDiXO
  3. pleasure, enjoyment
    Sense id: en-काम-sa-noun-3-6sy94j
  4. love, especially sexual love or sensuality
    Sense id: en-काम-sa-noun-39Bh~cu0
  5. Love or Desire personified
    Sense id: en-काम-sa-noun-WGyCIKFc Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root कम्, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 36 17 4 2 1 41 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root कम्: 20 23 12 3 3 39 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 34 21 3 1 1 40 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 34 21 3 1 1 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: कामकाम (kāmakāma), कामकार (kāmakāra), कामकारतस् (kāmakāratas), कामकृत (kāmakṛta), कामगूण (kāmagūṇa), कामचार (kāmacāra) (english: free unrestrained action), कामचारतस् (kāmacāratas) (english: according to one's inclination, voluntarily), कामचारिन् (kāmacārin) (english: moving or acting at pleasure, without restraint), कामज (kāmaja), कामद (kāmada) (english: giving what is wished, granting desires), कामदहन (kāmadahana), कामदान (kāmadāna), कामदीहिनि (kāmadīhini), कामदेव (kāmadeva), कामधर्म (kāmadharma), कामधेनु (kāmadhenu), कामन (kāmana), कामना (kāmanā), कामबद्ध (kāmabaddha) (english: bound by love), कामबल (kāmabala) (english: force of desire, sexual power), कामबाण (kāmabāṇa) (english: arrow of the god of love), कामबिन्दु (kāmabindu) (english: a 'wish-drop', anything dropped into the fire to procure the fulfilment of a wish, drop of melted butter), कामभोग (kāmabhoga) (english: gratification of the desires, sensual gratification), काममय (kāmamaya), काममर्दन (kāmamardana), काममिनी (kāmaminī), काममू्त, काममोह (kāmamoha), कामम् (kāmam), कामलुब्ध (kāmalubdha), कामशास्त्र (kāmaśāstra) (english: a treatise on pleasure or sexual love), कामसूत्र (kāmasūtra) (english: treatise on pleasure or sexual love by Vātsyāyana, the kāma·sūtra)

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      "word": "कामदान"
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      "roman": "kāmadīhini",
      "word": "कामदीहिनि"
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      "roman": "kāmadeva",
      "word": "कामदेव"
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      "word": "कामधेनु"
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      "word": "कामना"
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      "word": "कामबल"
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      "english": "arrow of the god of love",
      "roman": "kāmabāṇa",
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      "roman": "kāmabhoga",
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      "roman": "kāmamaya",
      "word": "काममय"
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    {
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      "roman": "kāmamardana",
      "word": "काममर्दन"
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      "roman": "kāmaminī",
      "word": "काममिनी"
    },
    {
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      "word": "काममू्त"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kāmamoha",
      "word": "काममोह"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kāmam",
      "word": "कामम्"
    },
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      "roman": "kāmalubdha",
      "word": "कामलुब्ध"
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      "word": "कामसूत्र"
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      "templates": [],
      "text": "Dardic:"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
            "1": "ks",
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          },
          "expansion": "Kashmiri: کٲم (kạ̄m)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kashmiri: کٲم (kạ̄m)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-mah",
            "2": "𑀓𑀸𑀫"
          },
          "expansion": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀸𑀫 (kāma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀸𑀫 (kāma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "pra-pai",
            "2": "-"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Paisaci Prakrit:"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਕਾਮ",
            "tr": "kāma"
          },
          "expansion": "Punjabi: ਕਾਮ (kāma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Punjabi: ਕਾਮ (kāma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "kāma"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: kāma\n→ Burmese: ကာမ (kama.)\n→ Khmer: កាម (kaam)\n→ Lao: ກາມ (kām)\n→ Thai: กาม (gaam)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: kāma\n→ Burmese: ကာမ (kama.)\n→ Khmer: កាម (kaam)\n→ Lao: ກາມ (kām)\n→ Thai: กาม (gaam)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-sau",
            "2": "𑀓𑀸𑀫"
          },
          "expansion": "Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀸𑀫 (kāma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀸𑀫 (kāma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rom",
            "2": "kamel",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Romani: kamel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Romani: kamel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "काम",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: काम (kām)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: काम (kām)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "کام",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Urdu: کام (kām)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Urdu: کام (kām)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "kama",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: kama",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: kama"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "カーマ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "Kāma"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: カーマ (Kāma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: カーマ (Kāma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ກາມ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ກາມ (kām)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ກາມ (kām)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "กาม",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: กาม (gaam)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: กาม (gaam)"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "कम्"
      },
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      "name": "root"
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      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*káHmas",
        "4": "",
        "5": "desire"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas (“desire”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*kóh₂-mo-s"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*keh₂-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to desire, wish"
      },
      "expansion": "*keh₂- (“to desire, wish”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀",
        "3": "",
        "4": "desire"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀 (kāma, “desire”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "کام",
        "3": "",
        "4": "desire",
        "tr": "kâm"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian کام (kâm, “desire”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "cārus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cārus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "cher"
      },
      "expansion": "French cher",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "charity"
      },
      "expansion": "English charity",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "whore"
      },
      "expansion": "English whore",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas (“desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s, from *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”). Cognate to Avestan 𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀 (kāma, “desire”), Persian کام (kâm, “desire”). Wider cognates include Latin cārus, whence French cher and English charity, and English whore.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kā́ma",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामः",
      "roman": "kā́maḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामौ",
      "roman": "kā́mau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामा1",
      "roman": "kā́mā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामाः",
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        "vocative"
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    {
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        "dual"
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "कामेन",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
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      "form": "कामाभ्याम्",
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      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
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      "form": "कामैः",
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        "instrumental",
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    },
    {
      "form": "कामेभिः1",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "dual",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "कामयोः",
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        "dual",
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      "form": "कामेषु",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɑː.mɐ/",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "singular"
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      "form": "कामयोः",
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        "locative"
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        "plural"
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}
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    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keh₂-",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "kāmakāma",
      "word": "कामकाम"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmakāra",
      "word": "कामकार"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmakāratas",
      "word": "कामकारतस्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmakṛta",
      "word": "कामकृत"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmagūṇa",
      "word": "कामगूण"
    },
    {
      "english": "free unrestrained action",
      "roman": "kāmacāra",
      "word": "कामचार"
    },
    {
      "english": "according to one's inclination, voluntarily",
      "roman": "kāmacāratas",
      "word": "कामचारतस्"
    },
    {
      "english": "moving or acting at pleasure, without restraint",
      "roman": "kāmacārin",
      "word": "कामचारिन्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmaja",
      "word": "कामज"
    },
    {
      "english": "giving what is wished, granting desires",
      "roman": "kāmada",
      "word": "कामद"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmadahana",
      "word": "कामदहन"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmadāna",
      "word": "कामदान"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmadīhini",
      "word": "कामदीहिनि"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmadeva",
      "word": "कामदेव"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmadharma",
      "word": "कामधर्म"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmadhenu",
      "word": "कामधेनु"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmana",
      "word": "कामन"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmanā",
      "word": "कामना"
    },
    {
      "english": "bound by love",
      "roman": "kāmabaddha",
      "word": "कामबद्ध"
    },
    {
      "english": "force of desire, sexual power",
      "roman": "kāmabala",
      "word": "कामबल"
    },
    {
      "english": "arrow of the god of love",
      "roman": "kāmabāṇa",
      "word": "कामबाण"
    },
    {
      "english": "a 'wish-drop', anything dropped into the fire to procure the fulfilment of a wish, drop of melted butter",
      "roman": "kāmabindu",
      "word": "कामबिन्दु"
    },
    {
      "english": "gratification of the desires, sensual gratification",
      "roman": "kāmabhoga",
      "word": "कामभोग"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmamaya",
      "word": "काममय"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmamardana",
      "word": "काममर्दन"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmaminī",
      "word": "काममिनी"
    },
    {
      "word": "काममू्त"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmamoha",
      "word": "काममोह"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmam",
      "word": "कामम्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāmalubdha",
      "word": "कामलुब्ध"
    },
    {
      "english": "a treatise on pleasure or sexual love",
      "roman": "kāmaśāstra",
      "word": "कामशास्त्र"
    },
    {
      "english": "treatise on pleasure or sexual love by Vātsyāyana, the kāma·sūtra",
      "roman": "kāmasūtra",
      "word": "कामसूत्र"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Dardic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ks",
            "2": "کٲم"
          },
          "expansion": "Kashmiri: کٲم (kạ̄m)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kashmiri: کٲم (kạ̄m)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-mah",
            "2": "𑀓𑀸𑀫"
          },
          "expansion": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀸𑀫 (kāma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀸𑀫 (kāma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-pai",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Paisaci Prakrit:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Paisaci Prakrit:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਕਾਮ",
            "tr": "kāma"
          },
          "expansion": "Punjabi: ਕਾਮ (kāma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Punjabi: ਕਾਮ (kāma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "kāma"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: kāma\n→ Burmese: ကာမ (kama.)\n→ Khmer: កាម (kaam)\n→ Lao: ກາມ (kām)\n→ Thai: กาม (gaam)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: kāma\n→ Burmese: ကာမ (kama.)\n→ Khmer: កាម (kaam)\n→ Lao: ກາມ (kām)\n→ Thai: กาม (gaam)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-sau",
            "2": "𑀓𑀸𑀫"
          },
          "expansion": "Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀸𑀫 (kāma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀸𑀫 (kāma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rom",
            "2": "kamel",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Romani: kamel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Romani: kamel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "काम",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: काम (kām)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: काम (kām)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "کام",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Urdu: کام (kām)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Urdu: کام (kām)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "kama",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: kama",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: kama"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "カーマ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "Kāma"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: カーマ (Kāma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: カーマ (Kāma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ກາມ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ກາມ (kām)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ກາມ (kām)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "กาม",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: กาม (gaam)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: กาม (gaam)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*keh₂-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "कम्"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*káHmas",
        "4": "",
        "5": "desire"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas (“desire”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*kóh₂-mo-s"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*keh₂-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to desire, wish"
      },
      "expansion": "*keh₂- (“to desire, wish”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀",
        "3": "",
        "4": "desire"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀 (kāma, “desire”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "کام",
        "3": "",
        "4": "desire",
        "tr": "kâm"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian کام (kâm, “desire”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "cārus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cārus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "cher"
      },
      "expansion": "French cher",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "charity"
      },
      "expansion": "English charity",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "whore"
      },
      "expansion": "English whore",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas (“desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s, from *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”). Cognate to Avestan 𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀 (kāma, “desire”), Persian کام (kâm, “desire”). Wider cognates include Latin cārus, whence French cher and English charity, and English whore.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kā́ma",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामः",
      "roman": "kā́maḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामौ",
      "roman": "kā́mau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामा1",
      "roman": "kā́mā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामाः",
      "roman": "kā́māḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामासः1",
      "roman": "kā́māsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "काम",
      "roman": "kā́ma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामौ",
      "roman": "kā́mau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामा1",
      "roman": "kā́mā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामाः",
      "roman": "kā́māḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामासः1",
      "roman": "kā́māsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामम्",
      "roman": "kā́mam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामौ",
      "roman": "kā́mau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामा1",
      "roman": "kā́mā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामान्",
      "roman": "kā́mān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामेन",
      "roman": "kā́mena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kā́mābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामैः",
      "roman": "kā́maiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामेभिः1",
      "roman": "kā́mebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामाय",
      "roman": "kā́māya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kā́mābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामेभ्यः",
      "roman": "kā́mebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामात्",
      "roman": "kā́māt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kā́mābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामेभ्यः",
      "roman": "kā́mebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामस्य",
      "roman": "kā́masya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामयोः",
      "roman": "kā́mayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामानाम्",
      "roman": "kā́mānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामे",
      "roman": "kā́me",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामयोः",
      "roman": "kā́mayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामेषु",
      "roman": "kā́meṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "kā́ma"
      },
      "expansion": "काम • (kā́ma) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kā́ma"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wish, desire, longing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wish",
          "wish"
        ],
        [
          "desire",
          "desire"
        ],
        [
          "longing",
          "longing"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "love, affection, object of desire or of love or of pleasure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ],
        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ],
        [
          "desire",
          "desire"
        ],
        [
          "pleasure",
          "pleasure"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pleasure, enjoyment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pleasure",
          "pleasure"
        ],
        [
          "enjoyment",
          "enjoyment"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "love, especially sexual love or sensuality"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ],
        [
          "sexual",
          "sexual"
        ],
        [
          "sensuality",
          "sensuality"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Love or Desire personified"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Love",
          "love"
        ],
        [
          "Desire",
          "desire"
        ],
        [
          "personified",
          "personified"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɑ́ː.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɑː.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kama"
  ],
  "word": "काम"
}

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    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
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    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
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      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "कम्"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*káHmas",
        "4": "",
        "5": "desire"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas (“desire”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*kóh₂-mo-s"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*keh₂-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to desire, wish"
      },
      "expansion": "*keh₂- (“to desire, wish”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀",
        "3": "",
        "4": "desire"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀 (kāma, “desire”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "کام",
        "3": "",
        "4": "desire",
        "tr": "kâm"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian کام (kâm, “desire”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "cārus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cārus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "cher"
      },
      "expansion": "French cher",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "charity"
      },
      "expansion": "English charity",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "whore"
      },
      "expansion": "English whore",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas (“desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s, from *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”). Cognate to Avestan 𐬐𐬁𐬨𐬀 (kāma, “desire”), Persian کام (kâm, “desire”). Wider cognates include Latin cārus, whence French cher and English charity, and English whore.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kāma",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामः",
      "roman": "kāmaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामौ",
      "roman": "kāmau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामा1",
      "roman": "kāmā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामाः",
      "roman": "kāmāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामासः1",
      "roman": "kāmāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "काम",
      "roman": "kāma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामौ",
      "roman": "kāmau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामा1",
      "roman": "kāmā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामाः",
      "roman": "kāmāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामासः1",
      "roman": "kāmāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामम्",
      "roman": "kāmam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामौ",
      "roman": "kāmau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामा1",
      "roman": "kāmā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामान्",
      "roman": "kāmān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामेन",
      "roman": "kāmena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kāmābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामैः",
      "roman": "kāmaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामेभिः1",
      "roman": "kāmebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामाय",
      "roman": "kāmāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kāmābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामेभ्यः",
      "roman": "kāmebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामात्",
      "roman": "kāmāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kāmābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामेभ्यः",
      "roman": "kāmebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामस्य",
      "roman": "kāmasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामयोः",
      "roman": "kāmayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामानाम्",
      "roman": "kāmānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामे",
      "roman": "kāme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामयोः",
      "roman": "kāmayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कामेषु",
      "roman": "kāmeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "काम • (kāma) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Hinduism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Kamadeva, the god of love"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hinduism) Kamadeva, the god of love"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hinduism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɑ́ː.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɑː.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kama"
  ],
  "word": "काम"
}
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  "path": [
    "काम"
  ],
  "section": "Sanskrit",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "काम",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "subsection": "proper noun",
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