Kamala

• (original approximation) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌməlɑː/, (Indic) /ˈkəm(ə)lɑː/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkæmələ/, /ˈkɑːmələ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmələ/, /ˈkæmələ/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːmələ, -æmələ, -ɑlə
• Hyphenation: Ka‧ma‧la

Transliteration of Sanskrit कमला (kamalā). Doublet of Kamal.

Kamala (countable and uncountable, plural Kamalas)

1. (Hinduism) An epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
2. Kamala River (a river in Bihar, India).
3. A female given name from Sanskrit.
   • 2024 May 1, Charles M. Blow, “Kamala Harris Isn’t Americans’ ‘Momala.’ She’s Our Vice President.”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” and in a lighthearted moment, explained — as she did during the last presidential election cycle — that in her blended family, her stepchildren affectionately call her Momala.

From Hawaiian Kamala, from English Tamara.

Kamala (plural Kamalas)

1. A female given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew], variant of Tamara.

From Thai กมลา (gà-má-laa).

Kamala

1. A town in Kathu district, Phuket Province, Thailand.

• Kalama, alamak

Spoken form of the biblical Tamara (“Tamar”), though it can also be construed as ka (“the”) + mala (“aching; sour”).

• IPA^(key): /kaˈma.la/, [kəˈmɐ.lə]

Kamala

1. a female given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kamala occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 8 women.