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Kama
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Appendix:Variations of "kama"
English
+ River
thumb|a bridge over Kama in Perm
Etymology 1
en :bor ru:Ка́ма + 1
Proper noun
en major river c/Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga.
en August 20 1979 Editorial: Limiting System Exports w:Computerworld http://books.google.com/books?id=PKmCIHDeN6kC&pg=PA14&dq=%22kama%22+-sutra&hl=en&ei=Ij5wTr6QJ4ahmQXu_5z0CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCDjmAQ#v=onepage&q=%22kama%22%20-sutra&f=false 14 It was led by Sen. Henry Javkson (D-Wash.), who referred at some length to an IBM computer and assorted other technology we have sold the Russians for use in their vast Kama River truck plant.
en 1986 Soviet Geography 27 http://books.google.com/books?id=nOs7AQAAIAAJ&q=%22kama%22+-sutra&dq=%22kama%22+-sutra&hl=en&ei=JjtwTqyeF6eSiQfUx7HtCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBDjIAQ 125 According to Ponomarev's calculations, the Kama in the 1890s annually supplied the Volga with up to 850000 logs, of which about 250000 came from the Chusovaya, about 250000 from the Vyatka and its tributaries, 150000 from the Belaya,.
en 1995 Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich Solovʹev History of Russia http://books.google.com/books?id=xLFoAAAAMAAJ&q=%22kama%22+-sutra&dq=%22kama%22+-sutra&hl=en&ei=4UBwTt34E8iHmQX8muWCCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBTjwAQ 33 He was ordered to seek out the rebels along the Kama and the Viatka.
Translations
river
Armenian: hy Կամա
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 卡馬河 Kǎmǎhé
Danish: da Kama
French: fr Kama f
German: de Kama f
Hungarian: hu Káma
Japanese: ja カマ川 Kama-kawa
Kazakh: kk Шолман
Kyrgyz: ky Чолмон
Mari:
Eastern Mari: mhr Чолман
Russian: ru Ка́ма f
Tatar: tt Чулман
Etymology 2
en ine-pro *keh₂-
From en sa काम love kā́ma.
Proper noun
en religion Hinduism The Hindu god of love, Kamadeva
en Kamadeva
en 1956 Heinrich Robert Zimmer Philosophies of India http://books.google.com/books?id=G7zWAAAAMAAJ&q=%22kama%22+-sutra&dq=%22kama%22+-sutra&hl=en&ei=tTxwTrj5BNH4mAXbyPnzCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBDjcAQ 145 Fundamentally, the doctrine and technique of Kāma go back to primitive antiquity.
en 1969 Allie M. Frazier Readings in Eastern Religious Thought: Hinduism http://books.google.com/books?id=8RMbAAAAMAAJ&q=%22kama%22+-sutra&dq=%22kama%22+-sutra&hl=en&ei=IURwTuvLO8GViAeAs_C0CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBzjKAg 35 In Indian mythology, Kāma is the counterpart of Cupid.
en 2001 Jagdish Lal Shastri; Arnold Kunst; G. P. Bhatt Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology 63 http://books.google.com/books?id=HJwlAQAAIAAJ&q=%22kama%22+-sutra&dq=%22kama%22+-sutra&hl=en&ei=sDVwTvu4EcbmmAXOn5kt&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBTg8 429 On seeing Kāma annihilated there, the Devas and the groups of celestial damsels became frightened.
en 2006 Catherine Benton God of Desire: Tales of Kamadeva in Sanskrit Story Literature http://books.google.com/books?id=cWAh8sL3gOEC&pg=PA52&dq=%22kama%22+-sutra&hl=en&ei=KDJwTs-tM6fkmAWH8KTyCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAjgU#v=onepage&q=%22kama%22%20-sutra&f=false 52 However, when Śiva saw the proud Kāma getting ready to let another arrow fly, he got angry.
Related terms
en Kamasutra
Etymology 3
Various origins:
Borrowed from en hi काम, a typical surname of Andhra Pradesh.
Borrowed from en pl Kama, a surname of unexplained origin.
Borrowed from en tr Kama, a metonymic occupational surname from tr kama wedge.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Kama is the 40432nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 541 individuals. Kama is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (37.89%), Mixed Race (25.69%) and White (22.18%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en aakm Maka maka
en surnames from Hindi surnames from Polish surnames from Turkish
Estonian
Proper noun
et
French
fr:
Proper noun
f
Kama River
fr Rivers in Russia
Hawaiian
Etymology
haw kama child, person. Often a short form of compound names containing this word.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw male,female<q:sometimes> Hawaiian
haw
Related terms
haw Kamalālāwalu
haw Kamalani
haw Kamalei
haw Kamapuaʻa
References
Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kama occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 24 women and 37 men.