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kāme

kāma

masc acc pl of kāma (adj); nt acc pl of kāma (adj); masc loc sg of kāma (adj); nt loc sg of kāma (adj); …

  1. kāma (adj): wishing; wanting; would be delighted (to)
  2. kāma (adj): enjoying; fond (of); who likes; who loves
  3. kāma (masc): sense desire; sensual pleasure (of)
  4. kāma (masc): (objects of) pleasure; sensual pleasure; sexual pleasure; sensual temptation
  5. kāmeti (pr): desires; longs (for); is in love (with)

Etymology. From Indo-European *kh₂-m-o- (desirable, lovely); related to Sanskrit kāma, Greek kharis (grace, favor), Latin cārus (dear). The root captures the concrete sense of something that draws one toward it—what one longs for or finds lovely.

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

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