Kamala

== English == === Pronunciation === (original approximation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌməlɑː/, (South Asia) /ˈkəm(ə)lɑː/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæmələ/, /ˈkɑːmələ/, /kəˈmɑːlə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑmələ/, /ˈkæmələ/, /kəˈmɑlə/ Rhymes: -ɑːmələ, -æmələ, -ɑːlə Hyphenation: Ka‧ma‧la === Etymology 1 === Transliteration of Sanskrit कमला (kamalā). Doublet of Kamal. ==== Proper noun ==== Kamala (countable and uncountable, plural Kamalas) (Hinduism) An epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. Kamala River (a river in Bihar, India). A female given name from Sanskrit, masculine equivalent Kamal. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Hawaiian Kamala, from English Tamara. ==== Proper noun ==== Kamala (plural Kamalas) A female given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew], variant of Tamara. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Thai กมลา (gà-má-laa). ==== Proper noun ==== Kamala A town in Kathu district, Phuket Province, Thailand. === Anagrams === Kalama, alamak == Hawaiian == === Etymology === Spoken form of the biblical Tamara (“Tamar”), though it can also be construed as ka (“the”) + mala (“aching; sour”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈma.la/, [kəˈmɐ.lə] === Proper noun === Kamala a female given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew] === 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.