noun
kamala
KUHM-luh
noun
1
A small tree native to Asia and Australia whose fruit produces an orange-red dye and has traditional medicinal uses.
"Weavers once dyed silk with powder from the kamala tree."
2
A female given name from Sanskrit, also used as a title for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
"Kamala means "lotus" in Sanskrit."
How to Use Kamala
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA dye-producing Asian tree, or a female given name meaning "lotus."
Word Forms
kamalas plural, Kamalas plural, Kamalas plural
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Etymology
From Sanskrit "kamala," meaning "lotus" or a shade of orange-red.