कमर

See also: कमरे, कुमार, कमरो, कमरों, कुमरी, कमरा, and कैमरा

Hindi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian کمر (kamar). Compare Bengali কোমর (kōmor), Gujarati કમર (kamar), Marathi कंबर (kambar), Punjabi ਕਮਰ (kamar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈməɾ]

Noun

कमर • (kamar) f (Urdu spelling کَمَرْ)

1. waist

   Synonyms: कटि (kaṭi), मध्यदेश (madhyadeś), मध्यभाग (madhyabhāg)

Declension

Declension of कमर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कमर kamar	कमरें kamarẽ
oblique	कमर kamar	कमरों kamarõ
vocative	कमर kamar	कमरो kamaro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /qə.məɾ/, [qɐ.mɐɾ], /kə.məɾ/, [kɐ.mɐɾ]

Proper noun

कमर • (kamar) m (Urdu spelling قمر)

1. nuqtaless form of क़मर (qamar, “moon”)

Declension

Declension of कमर (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	कमर kamar
oblique	कमर kamar
vocative	कमर kamar

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कमर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “कमर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कमर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• “कमर”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কমৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬫᬭ (Balinese script)
• কমর (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰦𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀫𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ကမရ (Burmese script)
• કમર (Gujarati script)
• ਕਮਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌮𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦩꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂧𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಕಮರ (Kannada script)
• កមរ (Khmer script)
• ກມຣ (Lao script)
• കമര (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠᠮᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘦𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᠮᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧆𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐩𑐬 (Newa script)
• କମର (Odia script)
• ꢒꢪꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆩𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖦𑖨 (Siddham script)
• කමර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩴𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚢𑚤 (Takri script)
• கமர (Tamil script)
• కమర (Telugu script)
• กมร (Thai script)
• ཀ་མ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒧𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨢𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From कम् (kam, “to desire, love, lust for”, root), from काम (kā́ma, “desire, love, lust”), from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.mɐ.ɾɐ/

Adjective

कमर • (kamara) stem

1. desirous, wishing, lustful

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कमर (kamara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कमरः kamaraḥ	कमरौ / कमरा¹ kamarau / kamarā¹	कमराः / कमरासः¹ kamarāḥ / kamarāsaḥ¹
Vocative	कमर kamara	कमरौ / कमरा¹ kamarau / kamarā¹	कमराः / कमरासः¹ kamarāḥ / kamarāsaḥ¹
Accusative	कमरम् kamaram	कमरौ / कमरा¹ kamarau / kamarā¹	कमरान् kamarān
Instrumental	कमरेण kamareṇa	कमराभ्याम् kamarābhyām	कमरैः / कमरेभिः¹ kamaraiḥ / kamarebhiḥ¹
Dative	कमराय kamarāya	कमराभ्याम् kamarābhyām	कमरेभ्यः kamarebhyaḥ
Ablative	कमरात् kamarāt	कमराभ्याम् kamarābhyām	कमरेभ्यः kamarebhyaḥ
Genitive	कमरस्य kamarasya	कमरयोः kamarayoḥ	कमराणाम् kamarāṇām
Locative	कमरे kamare	कमरयोः kamarayoḥ	कमरेषु kamareṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of कमरा (kamarā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कमरा kamarā	कमरे kamare	कमराः kamarāḥ
Vocative	कमरे kamare	कमरे kamare	कमराः kamarāḥ
Accusative	कमराम् kamarām	कमरे kamare	कमराः kamarāḥ
Instrumental	कमरया / कमरा¹ kamarayā / kamarā¹	कमराभ्याम् kamarābhyām	कमराभिः kamarābhiḥ
Dative	कमरायै kamarāyai	कमराभ्याम् kamarābhyām	कमराभ्यः kamarābhyaḥ
Ablative	कमरायाः / कमरायै² kamarāyāḥ / kamarāyai²	कमराभ्याम् kamarābhyām	कमराभ्यः kamarābhyaḥ
Genitive	कमरायाः / कमरायै² kamarāyāḥ / kamarāyai²	कमरयोः kamarayoḥ	कमराणाम् kamarāṇām
Locative	कमरायाम् kamarāyām	कमरयोः kamarayoḥ	कमरासु kamarāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of कमर (kamara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कमरम् kamaram	कमरे kamare	कमराणि / कमरा¹ kamarāṇi / kamarā¹
Vocative	कमर kamara	कमरे kamare	कमराणि / कमरा¹ kamarāṇi / kamarā¹
Accusative	कमरम् kamaram	कमरे kamare	कमराणि / कमरा¹ kamarāṇi / kamarā¹
Instrumental	कमरेण kamareṇa	कमराभ्याम् kamarābhyām	कमरैः / कमरेभिः¹ kamaraiḥ / kamarebhiḥ¹
Dative	कमराय kamarāya	कमराभ्याम् kamarābhyām	कमरेभ्यः kamarebhyaḥ
Ablative	कमरात् kamarāt	कमराभ्याम् kamarābhyām	कमरेभ्यः kamarebhyaḥ
Genitive	कमरस्य kamarasya	कमरयोः kamarayoḥ	कमराणाम् kamarāṇām
Locative	कमरे kamare	कमरयोः kamarayoḥ	कमरेषु kamareṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “कमर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 252, column 1.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “कमर”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan