Cama, Cāma, Camā: 9 definitions
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Cama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chama.
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycāma (चा�).—n (carma S) Leather. Little used but in a few compounds. 2 A piece of money, according to ēkā āṇyācē tīsa dāma ēkā dāmācē tīsa cāma. cāmācē dāma cālaviṇēṃ (To issue for circulation leathern money.) To wanton in one's power; to commit fearlessly the most arbitrary acts.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcāma (चा�).�n Leather. A piece of money. cāmācē dāma cālaviṇ� To commit arbitrary acts.
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cāma (चा�).�f A louse or tick bred upon the body.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCama (चम).—A Chamaka sūkta; (P.V.2.4, Vārtt.2).
Derivable forms: � (चम�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCama (चम):�m. [plural] = 첹-ūٲ, [Pāṇini 5-2, 4], [vArttika] 2, [Patañjali]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryCāma (चा�) [Also spelled cham]:�(nm) skin; hide; —[ke dāma] lit. a leather coin—meaning a coin having no worth; earnings through immoral traffic in women.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCama (ಚಮ):—[noun] any of several small vessels used to drink juice of the plant sōma, in a religious sacrifice.
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Cāma (ಚಾ�):—[noun] Kṛṣṇa, whose body is black in colour.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCamā (சம�) noun < Urdu Ჹ. Company. See ஜம�. [jama.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryCāma (चा�):—n. leather; skin;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+26): Camacagiri, Camacamana, Camace, Camada, Camadha, Camadhana, Camagadada, Camagara, Camaikkilanku, Camakana, Camakayisu, Camakibattu, Camakila, Camakisu, Camakita, Camakka, Camakkara, Camakkia, Camaku, Camalu.
Full-text (+1566): Sama, Campa, Camasa, Acama, Samata, Camatkara, Asama, Samash, Samanta, Samadarshin, Vishama, Samavesha, Samacara, Samaya, Camatkrita, Samavaya, Samavritta, Samarudha, Samadrishti, Samagama.
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