kamala

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sanskrit कमला (kamalā, “orange”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʌm(ə)lə/ === Noun === kamala (countable and uncountable, plural kamalas) A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia. Synonyms: kamala tree, dyer's rottlera, kamala dye tree, monkey face tree, orange kamala, red kamala, scarlet croton (usually uncountable) An orange or red powder obtained from the fruit capsules of this plant, used as dyestuff for colouring silk or wool, and employed as an anthelmintic. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “kamala”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. kamala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Mallotus philippensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Mallotus philippensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === Kalama, alamak == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kamala (compare Ingrian kamala, Karelian kamala, Votic kamalõ), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hamalaz. Alternatively, possibly related to Erzya кама- (kama-) in камажа (kamaža, “bad”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑmɑlɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝mɑ̝lɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑmɑlɑ Syllabification(key): ka‧ma‧la Hyphenation(key): ka‧ma‧la === Adjective === kamala (comparative kamalampi, superlative kamalin) horrible, terrible, awful, ghastly se oli kamalaa ― it was horrible (colloquial) terrible (intensifier) se oli kamalan hyvää ― it was terribly good ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== hirveä kauhea kaamea === References === === Further reading === “kamala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Noun === kamala m (plural kamalas) kamala (plant) === Further reading === “kamala”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Hausa == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kà.máː.làː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kə̀.máː.làː] === Noun === kàmālā̀ f (possessed form kàmālàr̃) decency, dignity == Ingrian == === Alternative forms === kamela === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kamala. Cognates include Finnish kamala. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑmɑlɑ/, [ˈkɑmɑˑɫ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑmɑːlɑ/, [ˈkɑmˑɑːɫɑ] Rhymes: -ɑmɑl, -ɑmɑːlɑ Hyphenation: ka‧ma‧la === Adjective === kamala (comparative kamalamp) dirty bad, terrible kamala ilma ― bad weather kamala sana ― dirty word ==== Declension ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 129 == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === From Sanskrit कमल (kamala). === Noun === kamala n lotus ==== Declension ==== === References === == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French kamala. === Noun === kamala f (uncountable) kamala ==== Declension ====