In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kāmin (कामिन्) refers to “lovers”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.21. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] When Kāma (God of Love) reached the vicinity of Śiva, Spring spread all his splendour in accord with the inclination of the lord. [...] The nights became bright with the moon devoid of mist. Lovely women shone beautifully in the company of their lovers (kāmin)”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Kāmī (कामी) is another name for Ṛṣabhaka, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Microstylis muscifera Ridley which is a synonym of Malaxis muscifera (Lindl.) or “fly bearing malaxis” from the Orchidaceae or “orchid” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.14-16 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Kāmī and Ṛṣabhaka, there are a total of twenty Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Kāmī (कामी) refers to “lustful elephants”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: “[...] The elephant called ‘slow’ is said by the sages to be born in the tretā age and the cool season; [...] he is an elephant in whom phlegm predominates, has large curved tusks, is distinguished by a stout round body, is lustful (kāmī), and responds (only) to profound (harsh) stimuli”.

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

1) Kāmin (कामिन्) (lit. “one who is lustful”) is a synonym (another name) for the Cakravāka, according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

2) Kāmin (कामिन्) (lit. “one who is infatuated”) also refers to the Sārasa.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Kāmin (कामिन्) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Kāminī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Jñānacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the jñānacakra refers to one of the three divisions of the saṃbhoga-puṭa (‘enjoyment layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Kāmin] are white in color; the shapes of their faces are in accordance with their names; they have four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: Vernacular architecture of Assam with special reference to Brahmaputra Valley

Kami is an Assamese term referring to “bamboo lath / splinter”.—It appears in the study dealing with the vernacular architecture (local building construction) of Assam whose rich tradition is backed by the numerous communities and traditional cultures.

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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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Kami in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Aleurites moluccana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Camerium moluccanum Kuntze (among others).

2) Kami is also identified with Cinnamomum burmannii It has the synonym Laurus dulcis Roxb. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1826)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1913)
· Amer. Journal of Botany (1951)
· Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical series (1939)
· Flora de Filipinas, ed. 2 (1845)
· Pacific Sci. (1967)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kami, for example diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kami : (aor. of kamati) went; entered into. || kāmī (adj.), one who possesses the objects of sensual pleasures; (in cpds.) desirous of.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kāmin, (adj.) (fr. kāma) 1. having kāma, i.e. enjoying pleasure, gratifying one’s own desires in kāma-kāmin realizing all wishes; attr. of beings in one of the Sugatis, the blissful states, of Yakkhas, Devas or Devaññataras (Pv. I, 3³=PvA. 16), as a reward for former merit; usually in combination with bhuñjāmi paribhogavant (Pv IV. 3⁴⁶) or as “nandino devalokasmiṃ modanti kkāmino” A. II, 62=It. 112; Th. 1, 242; J. III, 154; Pv. II, 1¹⁵; Pv III, 1¹⁶ (expl. “as enjoying after their hearts’content all pleasures they can wish for”).—2. giving kāma, i.e. benevolent, fulfilling people’s wishes; satisfying their desires, in atthakāminī devatā Sn. 986.—akāmakāmin passionless, dispassionate Sn. 1096, syn. of vītataṇhā without desire (cp. Nd² 4). (Page 206)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kamī (कमी).—a ( P) Deficient, wanting, short.

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kāmī (कामी).—a (kāma Use &c.) Useful--a person. 2 Busy, diligent, industrious; ever engaged in some work.

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kāmī (कामी).—a S (-mī-minī-mi) Lustful, libidinous, amorous: also wishful or desirous. Ex. patiprīti- kāmī nasē pāpakāmī asī tē ahā pāvalēṃ śāpa kāṃ mī||.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kamī (कमी).—a Deficient, wanting, short.

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kāmī (कामी).—a Lustful, amorous. Desirous.

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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 dictionary

Kāmi (कामि).—A libidinous man, lecher. -f. Name of Rati.

Derivable forms: kāmiḥ (कामिः).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāmin (कामिन्).—a. (-nī f.) [कम्-णिनि (kam-ṇini)]

1) Lustful.

2) Desirous.

3) Loving, fond. -m.

1) A lover, a lustful person (paying particular attention to ladies); त्वया चन्द्रमसा चातिसन्धीयते कामिजनसार्थः (tvayā candramasā cātisandhīyate kāmijanasārthaḥ) Ś.3; त्वां कामिनो मदनदूतिमुदाहरन्ति (tvāṃ kāmino madanadūtimudāharanti) V.4.11; Amaruśataka 2; M.3.14.

2) A luxurious husband.

3) The ruddy goose or चक्रवाक (cakravāka) bird.

4) A sparrow.

5) An epithet of Śiva.

6) The moon.

7) A pigeon.

8) The Supreme Being.

-nī 1 A loving, affectionate, or fond woman; Manusmṛti 8.112.

2) A lovely or beautiful woman; उदयति हि शशाङ्कः कामिनीगण्डपाण्डुः (udayati hi śaśāṅkaḥ kāminīgaṇḍapāṇḍuḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 1.57; केषां नैषा कथय कविताकामिनी कौतुकाय (keṣāṃ naiṣā kathaya kavitākāminī kautukāya) P. R.1.22.

3) A woman (in general); मृगया जहार चतुरेव कामिनी (mṛgayā jahāra catureva kāminī) R.9.69; Meghadūta 65; Ṛtusaṃhāra 1.28.

4) A timid woman.

5) Spirituous liquor.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāmi (कामि).—m.

(-miḥ) A libidinous man, a lecher. f.

(-miḥ) A name of Rati the wife of Kama. E. kam to desire, ki affix; the pen. becomes long.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāmin (कामिन्).—mfn. (-mī-minī-mi) 1. Impassioned, fond, loving, wanton. 2. Cupidinous, desirous. m. (-nī) 1. The moon. 2. A lover, an uxorious husband. 3. The ruddy goose. 4. A pigeon. 5. A sparrow. f. (-nī) 1. A loving or affectionate woman. 2. A timid woman. 3. A woman in general. 4. Spirituous liquor. 5. A climbing plant. E. kam to desire, and ṇini aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāmin (कामिन्).—i. e. kama + in, I. adj., f. nī. 1. Desiring, Mahābhārata 13, 7060. 2. Having sexual intercourse, Mahābhārata 1, 4185. Ii. m. A lover, Mahābhārata 4, 978. Iii. f. nī, A beloved one, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 112.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kami (कमि).—(±dhātu) [masculine] the root kam.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāmin (कामिन्).—[adjective] wishing, desiring, longing for ([accusative] or —°); loving, affectionate, enamoured of ([accusative] or sārdham). [masculine] a lover; [feminine] kābhinī a (loving) woman or maiden.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kāmi (कामि):—[from kāma] 1. kāmi m. a lustful or libidinous man, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] f. Name of a Rati (wife of Kāma), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] 2. kāmi (in [compound] for kāmin).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kāmin (कामिन्):—[from kāma] mfn. desirous, longing after ([accusative] or in [compound])

2) [v.s. ...] loving, fond, impassioned, wanton

3) [v.s. ...] amorous, enamoured, in love with ([accusative] or with saha or sārdham), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Śakuntalā] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] m. a lover, gallant, anxious husband

5) [v.s. ...] the ruddy goose (cakra-vāka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] a pigeon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] Ardea Sibirica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) [v.s. ...] a sparrow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāmi (कामि):—(miḥ) 2. m. A libidinous man.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāmin (कामिन्):—[(mī-minī-mi)] 5. m. The moon, an amorous man. f. (minī) A loving woman, a creeper; spirits.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kāmin (कामिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kāmi.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kami in German

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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 dictionary

1) Kamī (कमी):—(nf) deficiency; shortage, paucity, lack, want, scarcity, scantiness; abatement; defect; failing; reduction.

2) Kāmī (कामी):—(a) sexually crazy, libidinous, amorous.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kamin in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) mean; low-born; hence ~[pana, ~pana] (nm)..—kamin (कमीन) is alternatively transliterated as Kamīna.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Kāmi (कामि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kāmin.

2) Kāmi (कामि) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kāmin.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kāmi (ಕಾಮಿ):—

1) [noun] a man excessively interested in, desirous of, indulging in, sexual enjoyment.

2) [noun] (gen.) a man having a desire (for something).

3) [noun] Rati, the wife of Kāma.

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Kāmi (ಕಾಮಿ):—[adjective] desiring; wishing.

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Kāmi (ಕಾಮಿ):—

1) [noun] 1) any bird of the family Columbidae having plump body and small head; pigeon.

2) [noun] any of various small birds of the family Emberizidae; the house sparrow.

3) [noun] the ruddy goose considered to be a pattern of conjugal attachment.

4) [noun] Śiva.

5) [noun] a man excessively submissive to his wife; an uxorious man.

6) [noun] the moon.

7) [noun] the Supreme Being.

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Kāmi (ಕಾಮಿ):—[noun] (dial.) a domesticated female cat.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kami (கமி) noun Black Pepper. See மிளகு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [milagu. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Kami (கமி) [kamittal] 11 intransitive verb < gam. To walk; நடத்தல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [nadathal. (pingalagandu)]

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Kami (கமி) [kamittal] 11 transitive verb < kṣam.

1. To bear with, endure, forgive, pardon; பொறுத் தல். எங்க ளறியாமையாதி கமி [poruth thal. enga lariyamaiyathi kami] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 1184, 7).

2. To support; தாங்குதல். கமித்துநின்றிடு களையெலாம் [thanguthal. kamithuninridu kalaiyelam] (சேதுபுராணம் மங்கல. [sethupuranam mangala.] 64).

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Kāmi (காமி) [kāmittal] 11 transitive verb < kāma.

1. To desire; விரும்புதல். தப்புதி யறத்தை யேழாய் தரு மத்தைக் காமியாதே [virumbuthal. thapputhi yarathai yezhay tharu mathaig kamiyathe] (கம்பராமாயணம் நிந்த. [kambaramayanam nintha.] 54).

2. To have sexual desire; காமங்கொள்ளுதல். [kamangolluthal.]

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Kāmi (காமி) noun < kāmin. Lascivious person, voluptuary; காமாதுரன். களிமடி மானி காமி கள்வன் [kamathuran. kalimadi manimegalai kami kalvan] (நன். [nan.] 38).

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Kāmi (காமி) noun (W.)

1. Fuller's earth; உவர்மண். [uvarman.]

2. Gold-coloured antimony; பொன் னிமிளை. [pon nimilai.]

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Kāmī (காமீ) noun cf. காமம். [kamam.] (Astrology) The planet in the seventh house from the ascendant; சென்ம லக்கினத்தினின்று ஏழாமிடத்துள்ள கிரகம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [senma lakkinathininru ezhamidathulla kiragam. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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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

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Kamī (कमी):—n. 1. shortage; deficiency; lack; want; 2. reeducation; decline; diminution;

2) Kāmī (कामी):—n. blacksmith; a community/caste of ironworkers; one of the so-called lower untouchable castes;

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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.

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