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Kama

1 American  
[kah-muh] / ˈkɑ mə /

noun

  1. Hindu Mythology. the god of erotic desire, sometimes seen as an aspect of the god whose other aspect is Mara, or death.

  2. (lowercase) the attachment to temporal things personified by this god.


Kama 2 American  
[kah-muh] / ˈkɑ mə /

noun

  1. a river in the E Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the central Ural Mountains region into the Volga River S of Kazan. 1,200 miles (1,930 km) long.


Kama 1 British  
/ ˈkamə /

noun

  1. a river in central Russia, rising in the Ural Mountains and flowing to the River Volga, of which it is the largest tributary. Length: 2030 km (1260 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Kama 2 British  
/ ˈkɑːmə /

noun

  1. the Hindu god of love

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Kama

< Sanskrit, special use of kāma love, desire, god of love

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"Prisoners on life sentences know they are unlikely to be released for a significant period, indeed they often have very little to come out to," criminal barrister Kama Melly KC explains.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

Hawaii got back-to-back homers from Kekoa Payanal and Kama Angell in the first inning, sparking a 13-3 win in just four innings over Curacao.

From Washington Times Aug. 28, 2022

He and his band later signed with the Kama Sutra label, for which they recorded “Uneasy Rider” before finding a long-term home with Epic Records in 1975.

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2020

Kama Onwuka, a 24-year-old black man, watched the looting like other bystanders.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2020

I saw a girl named Kama from my tent.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

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