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Meaning of "kamala" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KAMALA

From Sanskrit, probably of Dravidian origin; compare Kanarese kōmale.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KAMALA

kamala  [kəˈmɑːlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KAMALA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kamala is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KAMALA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kamala

Kamala is a common Hindu name, usually meaning Nelumbo nucifera, the lotus. Variants include Kamal and Kamla. It is unrelated to the similar sounding name of Arabic origin meaning perfection or integrity usually spelled Kamal in English but spelled Kemal in Turkish, which appears as the middle name of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, first president of modern Turkey.

Definition of kamala in the English dictionary

The definition of kamala in the dictionary is an East Indian euphorbiaceous tree, Mallotus philippinensis. Other definition of kamala is a powder obtained from the seed capsules of this tree, used as a dye and formerly as a worm powder.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KAMALA


Ambala
əmˈbɑːlə
Douala
dʊˈɑːlə
gala
ˈɡɑːlə
Guatemala
ˌɡwɑːtəˈmɑːlə
impala
ɪmˈpɑːlə
kabbalah
kəˈbɑːlə
Kampala
kæmˈpɑːlə
koala
kəʊˈɑːlə
Lingala
ˌlɪŋˈɡɑːlə
Mahler
ˈmɑːlə
Marsala
mɑːˈsɑːlə
masala
mɑːˈsɑːlə
nalla
ˈnɑːlə
nyala
ˈnjɑːlə
parlour
ˈpɑːlə
Patiala
ˌpʌtɪˈɑːlə
tala
ˈtɑːlə
taler
ˈtɑːlə
thaler
ˈtɑːlə
Uppsala
ˈʌpsɑːlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KAMALA

kamaaina
kamacite
kamahi
Kamakura
Kamchatka
Kamchatkan
kame
kameez
kamelaukion
Kamensk-Uralski
Kamerad
Kamerlingh-Onnes
Kamerun
Kamet
kami
kamichi
kamik
kamikaze

WORDS THAT END LIKE KAMALA

Agartala
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amygdala
Bala
garam masala
Gujranwala
harmala
Karbala
Kerala
La Scala
Lala
Makhachkala
mala
mancala
mandala
nala
polygala
Scala
Tlaxcala
Upsala

Synonyms and antonyms of kamala in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kamala» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KAMALA

Find out the translation of kamala to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kamala from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kamala» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卡马拉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kamala
570 millions of speakers

English

kamala
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कमला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كامالا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

камала
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kamala
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কমলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kamala
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kamala
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kamala
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カマラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카말라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kamala
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kamala
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கமலா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kamala
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kamala
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kamala
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Камала
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kamala
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

kamala
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kamala
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kamala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kamala
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kamala

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KAMALA»

The term «kamala» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.761 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KAMALA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «kamala» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «kamala» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kamala

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAMALA»

Discover the use of kamala in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kamala and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kamala Das: A Critical Spectrum
She Writes Poetry As Only As Woman Can Write And Takes Pride In The Fact Of Being A Woman And That Is Certainly The Starting Point Of All Kinds Of Feminism.The Present Volume Puts Together Deeply Perceptive Articles Which Study Various ...
Pier Paolo Piciucco, 2001
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Kamala Markandaya: A Critical Spectrum
The Present Volume Scrutinizes Kamala Markandaya S Corpus As Part Of This General Critical Endeavour.The Volume Comprises Scholarly Studies Of Nectar In A Sieve, Possession, A Handful Of Rice, A Silence Of Desire And Pleasure City, Besides ...
Manmohan Krishna Bhatnagar, 2002
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Kamala Das - The Old Playhouse And Other Poems
This is an Invaluable book for those who are interested in modern poetry and particularly, modern Indian writing in English. The thrity-one poems in this collection are representative of the best work of Kamala Das.
Kamala Das, 2004
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Kamala Das and Her Poetry
This Book Traces The Origin And Growth Of Kamala Das As A Poet Through Successive Stages.
A.N. Dwivedi, 2000
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A Study of Kamala Markandaya's Women
It Is Hoped That The Book Will Prove Useful To The Students And Teachers Of Indian English Literature.
Sudhir Kumar Arora, 2006
6
Sexing the Caribbean: Gender, Race, and Sexual Labor
This unprecedented work provides both the history of sex work in this region as well as an examination of current-day sex tourism.
Kamala Kempadoo, 2004
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The Aesthetics of Sensuality: A Stylistic Study of the ...
N.V. Raveendran.
N. V. Raveendran, 2000
8
Smart on Crime
In Smart on Crime, career prosecutor Kamala D. Harris shatters the old distinctions, rooted in false choices and myths, and offers a compelling argument for how to make the criminal justice system truly, not just rhetorically, tough.
Kamala Harris, 2010
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Forest Recollections: Wandering Monks in Twentieth-Century ...
Combining interviews and biographies with archive materials and ephemeral popular literature, this text documents the monastic lives of three generations of forest-dwelling ascetics and challenges the stereotype of Thai Buddhism.
Kamala Tiyavanich, 1997
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Kamala Markandaya: A Thematic Study
Study of the dominant themes in Kamala Markandaya's fiction.
Anil K. Bhatnagar, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAMALA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kamala is used in the context of the following news items.
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Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Issues Consumer Alert in …
LOS ANGELES — Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today issued a consumer alert in response to the reported breach of UCLA Health, which ... «Highland Community News, Jul 15»
2
Kamala collects form to contest Nkenge constituency - Daily News
FORMER Minister for East African Cooperation, Dr Diodorus Buberwa Kamala, collected a form to contest Nkenge constituency on the Chama ... «Daily News, Jul 15»
3
WEBCommentary(tm) - Kamala B. Sarup:U.S. presidential election …
Kamala B. Sarup:U.S. presidential election And Democracy United States, has the most successful democracy in the world, it's economic ... «WEBCommentary, Jul 15»
4
Dad turns daughter into Ms. Marvel after failed search for female …
Long, who is from Surrey, England, thought his daughter would make a great Kamala Kahn, also known as Ms. Marvel, so he started to get ... «Today.com, Jul 15»
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Kamala Khan Becomes First Marvel Hero to Get Her Own Graphic …
Kamala Khan is the very first Marvel hero to get her own Graphic Audio adaptation! Graphic Audio has adapted Ms. Marvel #1-5, so you can ... «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»
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Kamala Harris leading in polls, campaign funds in Senate race …
The campaign cash is rolling in for Democratic Attorney General Kamala Harris and Orange County Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez in their ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
7
Big Law Backs Kamala Harris in Senate Run
SACRAMENTO – Attorney General Kamala Harris attracted generous support from Hollywood, Silicon Valley and lawyers all over the country ... «The Recorder, Jul 15»
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Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces 10-Year Sentence …
San Francisco, California - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that Jimmy Gong Lee, 55, has been sentenced to 10 years in ... «Imperial Valley News, Jul 15»
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Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announces 10-year sentence for …
SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that Jimmy Gong Lee, 55, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison ... «Highland Community News, Jul 15»
10
Loretta Sanchez trails Kamala Harris in Senate fundraising
Rep. Loretta Sanchez reported $1.1 million in the bank for her U.S. Senate campaign at the end of June, well behind the $2.9 million that her ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»

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