kama
/kɑmə/noun
kama is spelled K-A-M-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Kama, the name). As a noun, kama means “A sickle-like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kama?
| Letters | 4: K-A-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is kama?
Kama appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Kama, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce kama?
- US /kɑmə/
Kama has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with kama?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as kama.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: maka.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does kama mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sickle-like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds.
- 2
The act or process of wishing; longing, desire (with or without sexual connotations); one of the goals of life in Hindu tradition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kama come from?
From Japanese 鎌 (kama, “sickle, scythe”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).