karma

Значение (Английский)

1. (Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, countable, uncountable) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
2. (countable, uncountable) A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate.
3. (countable, uncommon, uncountable) A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere.
4. (Internet, countable, uncountable) A score assigned to a user or post on some discussion forums, indicating popularity or perceived value.

Синонимы

fate

destiny

retribution

fortune

cause and effect

deed

Jain

law

lot

predestination

provision

regulation

rule

God’s will

Heaven’s decree

action

one’s life

agreement

appointment

arrangement

decision

doom

Переводы

Karma

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kader

كارما

karma

Schicksal

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çarenûs

Bestimmung

talih

🍀

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈkɑɹmə/

Этимология (Английский)

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्म (kárma), nom.sg. of कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”); first attested in English in 1785 in a translation of the Bhagavad Gita by Charles Wilkins.