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kamala

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English

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Fruit of the kamala

Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit कमल (kamala, “lotus”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kamala (countable and uncountable, plural kamalas)

  2. A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.
    Synonyms: kamala tree, dyer's rottlera, kamala dye tree, monkey face tree, orange kamala, red kamala, scarlet croton
    2. (usually uncountable) An orange or red powder obtained from the fruit capsules of this plant, used as dyestuff for colouring silk or wool, and employed as an anthelmintic.
      • 1875 December 4, “Medical Societies: Medical Society of London”, in James G. Wakley, editor, The Lancet, number 2727, London: John James Croft, page 803:
        After stating the varieties met with in this country, […] he stated that the chief points to be observed in the treatment [of common tapeworm] were: a preliminary starvation of twenty-four hours, and the administration of a combination of kamala and male fern—namely, two drachms of kamala to be rubbed up with a little gum-and-water till an emulsion is formed, and then two drachms of oil of male fern to be added, and the whole triturated in a mortar, […]
      • 1876, Ferd[inand] von Mueller, Select Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture or Naturalisation in Victoria, Melbourne: M‘Carron, Bird & Co., page 124:
        Mallotus Philippinensis, J. M. […] Though not of great importance this bush should not be passed on this occasion, inasmuch as the powdery substance investing the seed capsules constitutes the Kamala, which can be employed not only as an orange dye, but also as an anthelmintic remedy. The Hindoo silk-dyers use it for an orange colour, obtained by boiling the Kamala with carbonate of soda.
      • 1907, C[onrad] Lewis Diehl, “Report on the Progress of Pharmacy. From July 1, 1906, to June 30, 1907”, in Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Fifty-Fifth Annual Meeting Held at New York, N. Y., September, 1907 […], Baltimore: American Pharmaceutical Association, page 815:
        In a recent examination of commercial kamalas, the mean percentage of ash found was 35.17 per cent., using a platinum crucible and as high a temperature as a common Bunsen burner would supply.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kamala (compare Ingrian kamala, Karelian kamala, Votic kamalõ), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hamalaz.[1] Alternatively, possibly related to Erzya кама- (kama-) in камажа (kamaža, “bad”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑmɑlɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝mɑ̝lɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmɑlɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): ka‧ma‧la

Adjective

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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

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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
kamalain rare
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
abessive kamalatta kamalitta
instructive — kamalin
comitative — kamaline
Possessive forms of kamala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kamalani kamalani
accusative nom. kamalani kamalani
gen. kamalani
genitive kamalani kamalieni
kamalaini rare
partitive kamalaani kamaliani
inessive kamalassani kamalissani
elative kamalastani kamalistani
illative kamalaani kamaliini
adessive kamalallani kamalillani
ablative kamalaltani kamaliltani
allative kamalalleni kamalilleni
essive kamalanani kamalinani
translative kamalakseni kamalikseni
abessive kamalattani kamalittani
instructive — —
comitative — kamalineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kamalasi kamalasi
accusative nom. kamalasi kamalasi
gen. kamalasi
genitive kamalasi kamaliesi
kamalaisi rare
partitive kamalaasi kamaliasi
inessive kamalassasi kamalissasi
elative kamalastasi kamalistasi
illative kamalaasi kamaliisi
adessive kamalallasi kamalillasi
ablative kamalaltasi kamaliltasi
allative kamalallesi kamalillesi
essive kamalanasi kamalinasi
translative kamalaksesi kamaliksesi
abessive kamalattasi kamalittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kamalinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kamalamme kamalamme
accusative nom. kamalamme kamalamme
gen. kamalamme
genitive kamalamme kamaliemme
kamalaimme rare
partitive kamalaamme kamaliamme
inessive kamalassamme kamalissamme
elative kamalastamme kamalistamme
illative kamalaamme kamaliimme
adessive kamalallamme kamalillamme
ablative kamalaltamme kamaliltamme
allative kamalallemme kamalillemme
essive kamalanamme kamalinamme
translative kamalaksemme kamaliksemme
abessive kamalattamme kamalittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kamalinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kamalanne kamalanne
accusative nom. kamalanne kamalanne
gen. kamalanne
genitive kamalanne kamalienne
kamalainne rare
partitive kamalaanne kamalianne
inessive kamalassanne kamalissanne
elative kamalastanne kamalistanne
illative kamalaanne kamaliinne
adessive kamalallanne kamalillanne
ablative kamalaltanne kamaliltanne
allative kamalallenne kamalillenne
essive kamalananne kamalinanne
translative kamalaksenne kamaliksenne
abessive kamalattanne kamalittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kamalinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kamalansa kamalansa
accusative nom. kamalansa kamalansa
gen. kamalansa
genitive kamalansa kamaliensa
kamalainsa rare
partitive kamalaansa kamaliaan
kamaliansa
inessive kamalassaan
kamalassansa 		kamalissaan
kamalissansa
elative kamalastaan
kamalastansa 		kamalistaan
kamalistansa
illative kamalaansa kamaliinsa
adessive kamalallaan
kamalallansa 		kamalillaan
kamalillansa
ablative kamalaltaan
kamalaltansa 		kamaliltaan
kamaliltansa
allative kamalalleen
kamalallensa 		kamalilleen
kamalillensa
essive kamalanaan
kamalanansa 		kamalinaan
kamalinansa
translative kamalakseen
kamalaksensa 		kamalikseen
kamaliksensa
abessive kamalattaan
kamalattansa 		kamalittaan
kamalittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kamalineen
kamalinensa

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References

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  1. ^ Aikio, Ante: Muutamia lisiä suomen germaaniseen lainasanastoon (2019) [1]

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French

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Noun

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kamala m (plural kamalas)

  1. kamala (plant)

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Hausa

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kà.máː.làː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kə̀.máː.làː]

Noun

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kàmālā̀ f (possessed form kàmālàr̃)

  1. decency, dignity

Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kamala. Cognates include Finnish kamala.

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Adjective

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kamala (comparative kamalamp)

  1. dirty
  2. bad, terrible
    kamala ilma ― bad weather
    kamala sana ― dirty word

Declension

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Declension of kamala (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kamala kamalat
genitive kamalan kamaloin
partitive kamalaa kamaloja
illative kamalaa kamaloihe
inessive kamalaas kamalois
elative kamalast kamaloist
allative kamalalle kamaloille
adessive kamalaal kamaloil
ablative kamalalt kamaloilt
translative kamalaks kamaloiks
essive kamalanna, kamalaan kamaloinna, kamaloin
exessive1) kamalant kamaloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 129

Pali

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit कमल (kamala).

Noun

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kamala n[1]

  1. lotus

Declension

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Declension table of "kamala" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)kamalaṃkamalāni
Accusative (second)kamalaṃkamalāni
Instrumental (third)kamalenakamalehi or kamalebhi
Dative (fourth)kamalassa or kamalāya or kamalatthaṃkamalānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)kamalasmā or kamalamhā or kamalākamalehi or kamalebhi
Genitive (sixth)kamalassakamalānaṃ
Locative (seventh)kamalasmiṃ or kamalamhi or kamalekamalesu
Vocative (calling)kamalakamalāni

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  1. ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kamala”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French kamala.

Noun

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kamala f (uncountable)

  1. kamala

Declension

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singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative kamala kamalaua
genitive-dative {{{pl}}} {{{pl}}}i
vocative
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