kāmā

kāma

masc nom pl of kāma (adj); fem nom sg of kāma (adj); fem nom pl of kāma (adj); nt nom pl of kāma (adj); …

kāma (adj): wishing; wanting; would be delighted (to)
kāma (adj): enjoying; fond (of); who likes; who loves
kāma (masc): sense desire; sensual pleasure (of)
kāma (masc): (objects of) pleasure; sensual pleasure; sexual pleasure; sensual temptation
kāmā (ind): willingly; eagerly

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kāma — root · desire, love
The root √kam 'to desire, yearn' appears in Sanskrit kāma and Greek kamē. The long ā likely reflects the intensive or factive form of the root, suggesting a state of wanting or of being wanted.

Etymology. Root √kam 'to desire, to love'. Cognate with Sanskrit kāma (desire, love-god), Greek kamē 'desire', Latin camare (rare). The word belongs to the Indo-European root *k(ə)m- 'to yearn for'. In the Buddha's teaching, kāma denotes the five cords of sensual pleasure (pañcakkhandhā) and figures prominently in kāmacchanda (sensual craving, one of the five hindrances) and kāmabhava (existence driven by desire).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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