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kama.

A sickle-like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɑmə/US
  1. A sickle-like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds.

Where this word comes from

From Japanese 鎌 (kama, “sickle, scythe”).

noun/kɑmə/US
  1. The act or process of wishing; longing, desire (with or without sexual connotations); one of the goals of life in Hindu tradition.

    Hinduism · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Sanskrit काम (kā́ma).

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