Hindi

Noun

काम • ‎(kām) m ‎(Urdu spelling کام)

1. work, task, labour

   मैं कारख़ाना में काम करता हूँ।

   I work at a factory.

2. job, employment

   वर्तमान में, काम की तलाश कर रहा हूँ।

   Currently, I am looking for a job.

3. function, purpose

   यह बक्सा मेज़ का काम देगा

   This box will serve the function of a table.

Synonyms

• (work): कार्य ‎(kārya)
• (employment): नौकरी ‎(naukarī)

References

• John T. Platts (accessed 07-19-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit काम ‎(kāma)

Noun

काम • ‎(kām) m ‎(Urdu spelling کام)

1. wish, desire
2. lust, sexual passion
3. love
4. (Hinduism) the god of love

References

• John T. Platts (accessed 07-19-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)

Nepali

Noun

काम • ‎(kām)

1. work, act
2. job, occupation

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *kā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-.

Pronunciation

Noun

काम • ‎(kā́ma) m

1. wish, desire, longing
2. love, affection, object of desire or of love or of pleasure
3. pleasure, enjoyment
4. love, especially sexual love or sensuality
5. Love or Desire personified

Declension

Descendants

• Thai: กาม ‎(gaam)

Derived terms

• कम् ‎(kam-)

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 252