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English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)m�|-��(r)m�

Etymology
loan from Sanskrit karman|kárman- �र�मन, first attested in English in 1827.

Noun
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1. context|Hinduism|Buddhism The total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence, regarded as determining his next incarnation.
2. destiny|Destiny, fate.
3. A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere.

Related terms
karmic

Translations
trans-top|The total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence
Finnish: #Finnish|karma
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trans-bottom

trans-top|Destiny, fate
Finnish: kohtalo
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|A distinctive feeling, aura or atmosphere
Finnish: kohtalo
trans-mid
trans-bottom

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ttbc|Chinese: 羯磨 (jié mó)
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ttbc|Spanish: karma m

Category:Buddhism
Category:Hinduism
Category:Sanskrit derivations

Spanish

Noun
es-noun-m

1. karma

Category:Spanish nouns with irregular gender

Turkish

Adjective
karma

1. mixed

Category:Turkish adjectives

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