karma en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɐɾ.mɑː/ (India, North, South)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɑː.mə/
- /ˈkəɹ.mə/ General American, Canada: rhotic
- /ˈkɑɹ.mə/ General American, Canada: rhotic
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्म (kárma), nom.sg. of कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”); first attested in English in 1785 in a translation of the Bhagavad Gita by Charles Wilkins.
Meanings
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(Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, countable, uncountable) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
‘We are all part of a circle of karma. We will be rewarded for the good deeds of our forefathers, and pay the price for their sins.’
2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, pages 59-60:
- (countable, uncountable) A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate.
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(countable, uncommon, uncountable) A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere.
How many times when you have been in a bar have you felt that a confrontation was building up, even without extensive verbal exchanges? Sometimes you can feel the karma or energy of a place change, and you should not ignore that
2006, Chase Sargent, From Buddy to Boss, page 219:On the way to Lancaster, which was about an hour and a half from Philly, John felt the karma.
2010, R.L. Roach, Irish Lie, page 135:That means everything from lighting to the vibes, the karma of the room.
2001, Inside the Hits, page 307:
- (Internet, countable, uncountable) A score assigned to a user or post on some discussion forums, indicating popularity or perceived value.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| karmas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
instant karma · karma-yoga · karma farm · duskarma · karmic · karma-marga · karmic debt · karmaless · karma whore · karmaic · karma farmer · karma's a bitch
Translations (84)
bg ка́рма (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · bn কর্মফল (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · xpr 𐫐𐫡𐫖 (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · cs osud (destiny, fate) · lo ກຳ (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · tr eden bulur (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · tr dakka dukka (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · txb yāmor (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · sa कर्मन् (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · pt carma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · tr takdir (destiny, fate) · es karma (destiny, fate) · hi कर्म (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · ml കർമ്മം (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · de Karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · sv karma (destiny, fate) · fa کارما (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · ta வினை (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · my ကံ (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · ja カルマ (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · he קארמה (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · is endurgjaldslögmál (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · mk карма (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · nl karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · pt karma (destiny, fate) · ky карма (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · fi kohtalo (destiny, fate) · pa ਕਰਮ (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · de Schicksal (destiny, fate) · ms karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · cmn 業 /业 (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · ko 카르마 (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · lt likimas (destiny, fate) · fi karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · cmn 因果報應 /因果报应 (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · cmn 羯磨 (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · km កម្ម (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · ka კარმა (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · tl karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · ar كَارْمَا (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · pl karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · pt karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · ja 業 (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · uk ка́рма (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · vi nghiệp (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · fi kohtalo (distinctive feeling, aura or atmosphere) · nl karma (destiny, fate) · ru ка́рма (destiny, fate) · hy կարմա (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · be ка́рма (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · ja 羯磨 (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · hu karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · cmn 緣分 /缘分 (destiny, fate) · fy karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · sog 𐫞𐫡𐫖 (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · ko 업 (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · pl karman (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · oc karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · ur کرم (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · es karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · lt karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · vi yết-ma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · is karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · my ကြမ္မာ (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · si කර්ම (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · fr karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · sog 𐫐𐫡𐫖 (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · th กรรม (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · fa کرمه (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · ca karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · tr kader (destiny, fate) · ru ка́рма (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · ta கர்மம் (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · pt carma (destiny, fate) · kn ಕರ್ಮ (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · pi kamma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · cs karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · sv karma (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · pt clima (distinctive feeling, aura or atmosphere) · vi nghiệp chướng (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · eo karmo (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · te కర్మ (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · bo ལས (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence) · el κάρμα (the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence)