Definitions
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- noun A
sickle -like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds.
Etymologies
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The word kama means in Pali "sensual desire," which is not exclusively sexual.
Archive 2009-07-19 William Harryman 2009
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The word kama means in Pali "sensual desire," which is not exclusively sexual.
Buddhism and Sex by M. O'C. Walshe William Harryman 2009
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The kama is a sickle that can be used with a monk’s flurry of blows ability.
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Capitalizing on this sad phenomenon, Durex gives us its latest online vid, which Superfad CD Robert Rugan creatively dubbed kama-balloon-animal-sutra.
Adrants 2009
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The name Kamadara is a portmanteau of two Sanskrit words from the Kama Sutra: "kama" meaning passionate desire or lust, and "aadhaara" meaning base, foundation or platform.
AVN Industry News AVN Webmaster 2010
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Aga office madli kama and ghari ale ki Chimi barobar khelna hya madhe blog kade jara durlakshya zalay.
La Cinderella Anjali 2009
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Hand crossbow is exotic, kama is exotic, therefore guns are exotic.
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Samahani lakini naomba kama tunaweza kupata nafasi ya kuzungumzia jumuiya ya wanablogu Tanzania.
Global Voices in English » Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Armoury Explosion Death Toll Rises 2009
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Then who knows why, boredom maybe, or some need of validation, or because you think you are falling in love with your friend's husband, you give in to your attraction and engage in the plotting to get him and lure him sexually for kama sutra in the woods and leave Karma in the dust.
Sally Fay: The Dark Side Of Cheating Sally Fay 2011
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Then who knows why, boredom maybe, or some need of validation, or because you think you are falling in love with your friend's husband, you give in to your attraction and engage in the plotting to get him and lure him sexually for kama sutra in the woods and leave Karma in the dust.
Sally Fay: The Dark Side Of Cheating Sally Fay 2011
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Wherever we’ve looked, in myriad contexts and cultures, we’ve found the same pattern: kama muta and its six features are consistently evoked by viewing videos of sudden connection or kindness, confirming that it is one emotion.
Kama muta: a new term for that warm, fuzzy feeling we all get – Alan Fiske | Aeon Ideas Alan Fiske 2023
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Even a small unexpected kindness kindles kama muta: a thoughtful gift, a hug, an invitation to join a meal, an appearance at your bedside in the hospital.
Kama muta: a new term for that warm, fuzzy feeling we all get – Alan Fiske | Aeon Ideas Alan Fiske 2023
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So we coined a scientific term for it, ‘kama muta’, borrowed from the ancient Sanskrit where it meant ‘moved by love’, written in the beautiful Devanāgarī script as काममूत.
Kama muta: a new term for that warm, fuzzy feeling we all get – Alan Fiske | Aeon Ideas Alan Fiske 2023
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After much searching, he settled on kama muta, an old Sanskrit term that means “moved by love”.
Kama muta: the powerful emotion you didn’t know you had David Robson 2024
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Kama muta, the researchers argued, is a brief and positive (or bittersweet) feeling that is often described with metaphors depicting motion such as being “moved” or “stirred”.
Kama muta: the powerful emotion you didn’t know you had David Robson 2024
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