काम

Hindi

noun
Definitions
  • work, task, labour
  • job, employment
  • function, purpose

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 inherited from Sanskrit कर्मन् (action, act, performance, activity, work, rite, deed, first member of a compound, duty, doer) root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (do, make, build, construct, a kind of dish pot).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷer-

Gloss

do, make, build, construct, a kind of dish pot

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

建

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