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.

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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.

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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)

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Kama ² British  

/ ˈkɑːmə /

noun

1. the Hindu god of love

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Etymology

Origin of Kama

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

Example Sentences

"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

The game ended in the fourth inning when Kama hit a single down the left-field line that scored Esaiah Wong to clinch the victory and another championship for Hawaii.

From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2022

Kama Einhorn is an Emmy Award-winning “Sesame Street” writer and author of “True Tales of Rescue,” a middle-grade series about animal sanctuaries.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2021

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2020

He is Kama, whom the world has abandoned.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy