释义
[ kuh -mey -luh , kam -uh -luh , kuhm - ] SHOW IPA
/ kəˈmeɪ lə, ˈkæm ə lə, ˈkʌm- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a powder from the capsules of an East Indian tree, Mallotus philippinensis, of the spurge family, used as a yellow dye and in medicine as an anthelmintic.
Origin of kamala Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1810–20
Words nearby kamala kamaaina, kamacite, Kamadhenu, kamahi, Kamakura, kamala , Kamarhati, Kama Sutra, Kamba, kambal, Kamchadal
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Kamala 's character will struggle to exist in her observant Muslim family.
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Kamala is also used externally by the natives of India in various skin complaints, particularly in scabies.
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Siddhartha said nothing, and they played the game of love, one of the thirty or forty different games Kamala knew.
Like this it is, precisely like this it is also with Kamala and with the pleasures of love.
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British Dictionary definitions for kamala noun an East Indian euphorbiaceous tree, Mallotus philippinensis
a powder obtained from the seed capsules of this tree, used as a dye and formerly as a worm powder
Word Origin for kamala C19: from Sanskrit, probably of Dravidian origin; compare Kanarese kōmale
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