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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ?????? (kárman, “act, action, performance”), first attested in English in 1827.

Pronunciation

• enPR: kär?-m?, IPA^(key): /?k??m?/
  • (UK) IPA^(key): [?k??.m?]
  • (US) IPA^(key): [?k??.m?]
  • (Indian English) IPA^(key): [?k??m(?)]
• Rhymes: -??(?)m?
• Hyphenation: kar?ma
• Homophone: cama (in non-rhotic accents)

Noun

karma (countable and uncountable, plural karmas)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
2. A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate.
3. (uncommon) A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere.
   • 2001, Inside the Hits, page 307:

     That means everything from lighting to the vibes, the karma of the room.

   • 2006, Chase Sargent, From Buddy to Boss, page 219:

     How many times when you have been in a bar have you felt that a confrontation was building up, even without extensive verbal exchanges? Sometimes you can feel the karma or energy of a place change, and you should not ignore that

   • 2010, R.L. Roach, Irish Lie, page 135:

     On the way to Lancaster, which was about an hour and a half from Philly, John felt the karma.

4. (Internet, Reddit) A score assigned to a user of a discussion forum, indicating the popularity of their posts with other users.

Derived terms

• duskarma
• karmic
• instant karma

Translations

References

• karma at OneLook Dictionary Search
• karma in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• karma in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Karam, Makar, krama, makar

Dutch

Etymology

From Sanskrit ?????? (kárman, “act, action, performance”).(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “via English?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?r.m?/
• Hyphenation: kar?ma
• Rhymes: -?rm?

Noun

karma n (uncountable)

1. karma

Derived terms

• karmisch

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ?????? (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?karma/
• Hyphenation: kar?ma

Adjective

karma (accusative singular karman, plural karmaj, accusative plural karmajn)

1. karmic

Related terms

• karmo (“karma”)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ?????? (kárman, “act, action, performance”). Appears as headword on p. 341 of the Pieni Tietosanakirja ("Little Encyclopedia") [1] from 1925-28, published by Otava, Helsinki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?rm?/, [?k?rm?]
• Rhymes: -?rm?
• Syllabification: kar?ma

Noun

karma

1. karma

Declension

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k?rm?]
• Hyphenation: kar?ma
• Rhymes: -m?

Etymology 1

karom (“claw”) +? -a (possessive suffix)

Noun

karma

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of karom

Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit ?????? (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Noun

karma

1. karma

Declension

Derived terms

• karmikus

References

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?arma/
• Rhymes: -arma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit ?????? (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Noun

karma n (genitive singular karma, no plural)

1. karma

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

karma

1. indefinite accusative plural of karmur
2. indefinite genitive plural of karmur

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit ???? (karma), ?????? (karman), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kárma, from Proto-Indo-European *k?er- (“to do, make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karma/
• Hyphenation: kar?ma

Noun

karma

1. karma,
   1. (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
   2. A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate.

Related terms

Further reading

• “karma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ?????? (karman, “act, action, performance”), from the root ?? (k?, “to do, make”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *k?er- (“to do, make, build”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kar.ma/
• Rhymes: -arma
• Hyphenation: kàr?ma

Noun

karma m (invariable)

1. karma

Derived terms

• karmico

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kar.ma/

Etymology 1

Noun

karma f

1. fodder

Usage notes

The term karma is used for pets, whereas pasza is used for other domesticated animals such as livestock or poultry.

Declension

Synonyms

• pasza

Related terms

• karmi?
• pokarm

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit ?????? (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Noun

karma f

1. karma

Declension

Synonyms

• karman

Further reading

• karma in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• karma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

karma m (plural karmas)

1. Alternative spelling of carma

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kârma/
• Hyphenation: kar?ma

Noun

k?rma m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. karma

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ?????? (kárman, “act, action, performance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ka?ma/, [?ka?.ma]

Noun

karma m (plural karmas)

1. karma

Related terms

• kármico

Further reading

• “karma” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Turkish kar- (“to mix”) + -ma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka??ma/

Noun

karma (definite accusative karmay?, plural karmalar)

1. mixing

Declension

Adjective

karma (comparative daha karma, superlative en karma)

1. mixed

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ka?.ma/

Verb

karma

1. second-person singular negative imperative of karmak

Etymology 3

Probably from English karma, ultimately from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ka?.ma/

Noun

karma (definite accusative karmay?, plural karmalar)

1. karma

Declension

English

Etymology

From Chinese Pidgin English joss, from Macau Pidgin Portuguese, from Portuguese deus (“god”), from Latin deus (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god/that which belongs to heaven”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??s/

Noun

joss (countable and uncountable, plural josses)

1. (countable) A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
2. (countable) A heathen divinity.
3. (uncountable, informal) Luck.

Synonyms

• (luck): chance, fortune; see also Thesaurus:luck

Derived terms

• joss stick
• joss paper
• joss house

References

Finnish

Conjunction

joss

1. (logic) iff

See also

• jos ja vain jos