काम

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • wish, desire, longing
  • love, affection, object of desire or of love or of pleasure
  • pleasure, enjoyment
  • love, especially sexual love or sensuality
  • Love or Desire personified

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *káHmas inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂mos, *keh₂- (desire, wish).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂-

Gloss

desire, wish

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

欲

Emoji

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