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Webster 1913 Edition
Kamala
Ka-ma′la
,Noun.
(Bot.)
The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (
Mallotus Philippinensis
) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm. [Written also
kameela
.] Definition 2024
Kamala
Kamala
See also: kamala
Hawaiian
Etymology
Spoken from of the biblical Tamara (“Tamar”), though it can also be consrued as ka (“the”) + mala (“aching; sour”).
Proper noun
Kamala
- A female given name.
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kamala occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 8 women.
kamala
kamala
See also: Kamala
Finnish
Adjective
kamala (comparative kamalampi, superlative kamalin)
- horrible, terrible
- se oli kamalaa (it was horrible)
- (colloquial) terribly, an intensifier
- se oli kamalan hyvää (it was terribly good)
Declension
| Inflection of kamala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kamala | kamalat | |
| genitive | kamalan | kamalien | |
| partitive | kamalaa | kamalia | |
| illative | kamalaan | kamaliin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kamala | kamalat | |
| accusative | nom. | kamala | kamalat |
| gen. | kamalan | ||
| genitive | kamalan | kamalien kamalainrare |
|
| partitive | kamalaa | kamalia | |
| inessive | kamalassa | kamalissa | |
| elative | kamalasta | kamalista | |
| illative | kamalaan | kamaliin | |
| adessive | kamalalla | kamalilla | |
| ablative | kamalalta | kamalilta | |
| allative | kamalalle | kamalille | |
| essive | kamalana | kamalina | |
| translative | kamalaksi | kamaliksi | |
| instructive | — | kamalin | |
| abessive | kamalatta | kamalitta | |
| comitative | — | kamaline | |