Cama, Cāma, Camā: 9 definitions
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Cama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chama.
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Marathi-English dictionary
cāma (चाम).—n (carma S) Leather. Little used but in a few compounds. 2 A piece of money, according to ēkā āṇyācē tīsa dāma ēkā dāmācē tīsa cāma. cāmācē dāma cālaviṇēṃ (To issue for circulation leathern money.) To wanton in one's power; to commit fearlessly the most arbitrary acts.
cāma (चाम).—n Leather. A piece of money. cāmācē dāma cālaviṇē To commit arbitrary acts.
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cāma (चाम).—f A louse or tick bred upon the body.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Cama (चम).—A Chamaka sūkta; (P.V.2.4, Vārtt.2).
Derivable forms: camaḥ (चमः).
Cama (चम):—m. [plural] = camaka-sūkta, [Pāṇini 5-2, 4], [vArttika] 2, [Patañjali]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Cāma (चाम) [Also spelled cham]:—(nm) skin; hide; —[ke dāma] lit. a leather coin—meaning a coin having no worth; earnings through immoral traffic in women.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Cama (ಚಮ):—[noun] any of several small vessels used to drink juice of the plant sōma, in a religious sacrifice.
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Cāma (ಚಾಮ):—[noun] Kṛṣṇa, whose body is black in colour.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Camā (சமா) noun < Urdu jamā. Company. See ஜமா. [jama.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Cāma (चाम):—n. leather; skin;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+25): Cama-cantatantakam, Cama-kattunilam, Cama-nilaivanci, Cama-nilaivenpa, Cama-pataviruttam, Camacakkaram, Camacanti, Camacantiran, Camacati, Camacattamam, Camacaturam, Camacittattuvam, Camacoti, Camacuram, Camakaliyani, Camakanam, Camakanni, Camakantam, Camakantar, Camakitam.
Full-text (+1611): Sama, Campa, Camasa, Acama, Samata, Camatkara, Asama, Samash, Samanta, Samadarshin, Samaya, Vishama, Samavesha, Samacara, Samavaya, Camatkrita, Samavritta, Samarudha, Samagama, Samadrishti.
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Parama Samhita (English translation) (by Krishnaswami Aiyangar)
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 13.9 < [Chapter 13 - Moon Yogas]
Verse 2.16 < [Chapter 2 - Planets]
Verse 2.17 < [Chapter 2 - Planets]
Kirtanas of Sadasiva Brahmendra < [July – September, 1981]
The Dream Child < [September 1947]
Sri Pingaly Venkayya < [October 1969]
Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 1174: Further Evolutes of Sakti < [Tantra Four (nankam tantiram) (verses 884-1418)]
Verse 1208: All Gods Beseech Her < [Tantra Four (nankam tantiram) (verses 884-1418)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 502 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 335 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 811 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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