(colloquial, invariable, masculine) karma (divine retribution in a non-religious context)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
kàr‧ma
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkar.ma/
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman, “act, action, performance”), from the root कृ (kṛ, “to do, make”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷer- (“to do, make, build”).