kamala means A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
kamala is pronounced /ˈkʌm(ə)lə/.
Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit कमला (kamalā). Doublet of Kamal.
noun
- A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.
- A small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.; An orange or red powder obtained from the fruit capsules of this plant, used as dyestuff for colouring silk or wool, and employed as an anthelmintic.“After stating the varieties met with in this country, […] he stated that the chief points to be observed in the treatment [of common tapeworm] were: a preliminary starvation of twenty-four hours, and the administration of a combination of kamala and male fern—namely, two drachms of kamala to be rubbed up with a little gum-and-water till an emulsion is formed, and then two drachms of oil of male fe”
name
- An epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
- Kamala River (a river in Bihar, India).
- A female given name from Sanskrit.“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.”
- A female given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew], variant of Tamara.
- A town in Kathu district, Phuket Province, Thailand.