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Webster 1913 Edition


Kamala

Ka-ma′la

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (
Mallotus Philippinensis
) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm.
[Written also
kameela
.]

Definition 2024


Kamala

Kamala

See also: kamala

English

Proper noun

Kamala

  1. A female given name used in India.

Hawaiian

Etymology

Spoken from of the biblical Tamara (Tamar), though it can also be consrued as ka (the) + mala (aching; sour).

Proper noun

Kamala

  1. A female given name.

References

kamala

kamala

See also: Kamala

English

Noun

kamala (plural kamalas)

  1. Nelumbo nucifera, a lotus plant.
  2. Mallotus philippensis, a plant in the spurge family.

Finnish

Adjective

kamala (comparative kamalampi, superlative kamalin)

  1. horrible, terrible
    se oli kamalaa (it was horrible)
  2. (colloquial) terribly, an intensifier
    se oli kamalan hyvää (it was terribly good)

Declension

Inflection of kamala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative kamala kamalat
genitive kamalan kamalien
partitive kamalaa kamalia
illative kamalaan kamaliin
singular plural
nominative kamala kamalat
accusative nom. kamala kamalat
gen. kamalan
genitive kamalan kamalien
kamalainrare
partitive kamalaa kamalia
inessive kamalassa kamalissa
elative kamalasta kamalista
illative kamalaan kamaliin
adessive kamalalla kamalilla
ablative kamalalta kamalilta
allative kamalalle kamalille
essive kamalana kamalina
translative kamalaksi kamaliksi
instructive kamalin
abessive kamalatta kamalitta
comitative kamaline

See also


Hausa

Noun

kàmālā̀ f

  1. decency, dignity

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

kamala n

  1. lotus