काम kām
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Passion, lust.
Desire.
Usual translation
- lust
Origin of the definition
काम kāma kā:m (nm) work, task; job, employment; performance; function; passion, lust; desire, needle- work; embroidery
S کام काम kāma, vulg. kām, s.m. Inclination, wish, desire, longing, inordinate desire; affection, love, passion; sexual passion; lust; love of pleasure; the object of desire or love; the god of love, the Hindū Cupid; (he is also the lord of the tithi or lunar days; and hence, in Hindū poetry,) a symbol for the number thirteen.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
4248 occurrences
In 1700 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
1781 occurrences
In 609 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
879 occurrences
In 97 on 122 murlis
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- Wednesday 16 December 2020
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- Friday 20 October 2023