Kamara, Kamāra, Kamārā: 12 definitions
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Kamara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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 Kamar.
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India history and geography
Source: Wisdom Library: India HistoryKamāra refers to “iron-workers” and represents one of the various classes of workers mentioned in the inscriptions of Andhra country. Such inscriptions reflect the industrial and commercial advances of the early history of Andhra. Most of the crafts and industries having such artisans (e.g., the Kamāras) were organized into guilds, with each guild having their alderman (seṭhin or śreṣṭhin) and offices in town halls (nigama-sabhā). Such guilds were sometimes granted permanent endowments (akhayanivi) as a form of investment.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKamara in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Hardwickia binata from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family. For the possible medicinal usage of kamara, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Kamara [ಕಮರ] in the Kannada language, ibid. previous identification.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kamara in India is the name of a plant defined with Hardwickia binata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kamara, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykamara (कमर).—f ( P) The loins or waist. ka0 khacaṇēṃ-basaṇēṃ-mōḍaṇēṃ g. of s. To sink or become weak in the loins. 2 fig. To lose hope, ardor, or courage; to sink or fail in spirit. ka0 tāṭhaṇēṃ g. of s. To become rigid or stiff (through sickness &c.) ka0 bāndhaṇēṃ To gird up one's loins; to prepare one's self determinedly. ka0 bharaṇēṃ or dharaṇēṃ g. of s. To get lumbago.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKamara (कमर).—a. [kam-arac] Lustful, desirous.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKamara (कमर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Desirous, lustful. E. kam and aran Unadi aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKamara (कमर):—[from kam] mfn. ([Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 132]) desirous, lustful, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKamara (कमर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Desirous.
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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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Kamara (कमर) [Also spelled kamar]:—(nf) waist, loins, girdle; the middle part of something; ~[koṭa] a parapet, protection wall; ~[toḍa] lit. that which breaks the back—arduous, stringent; unbearable; ~[paṭṭī] a belt; ~[baṃda] a girdle; —[kasanā] to gird up one’s loins; to brace oneself up, to be all set for action; —[jhukanā] to become old/feeble; —[ṭūṭanā] to be rendered hopeless; to be demoralised, to lose all self-confidence; —[toḍanā] to break one’s back; —[bāṃdhanā] to get ready for, to resolve; —[sīdhī karanā] to relax for a while.
2) Kamarā (कमरा) [Also spelled kamra]:—(nm) a room, chamber.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKamara (ಕಮರ):—[noun] the tree Hardwickia binata (= H. pinnata) of Caesalpiniaceae family; Malabar Mahagany.
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Kāmara (ಕಾಮರ):—
1) [noun] the tree Cleistanthus collinus of Euphorbiaceae family.
2) [noun] any forest tree and its wood.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+37): Kamara-kasnu, Kamaraak mara, Kamaraakshi, Kamaraakshi hannu, Kamarabamdu, Kamarabanda, Kamarabandi, Kamarabasta, Kamaraca Dhila, Kamaracakikam, Kamaracamaram, Kamaraci, Kamaradrakshi, Kamarag, Kamaraga, Kamaraganushaya, Kamaraj, Kamaraja, Kamaraja dikshita, Kamarajamantra.
Ends with: Akamara, Bakamara, Elakamara, Kakamara, Masukamara, Mukamara, Mulukamara.
Full-text: Kambara, Kamaram, Kamari, Kamra, Kamaramodi Iralem, Agava, Phajula, Kamala, Ucakya, Kamaru, Khori, Kamar, Bhidanem, Paksha, Sira, Shir.
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