kama
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Kama \Ka"ma\ (k[aum]"m[aum]), n. [Skr. k[=a]ma love, the god of
love.]
1. The Hindu Cupid. He is represented as a beautiful youth,
with a bow of sugar cane or flowers.
[1913 Webster]
2. Desire; animal passion;
Note: supposed to create the
{ka"ma ru"pa} (r[=oo]p[.a]) [Skr. r[=u]pa shape, image], a
kind of simulacrum or astral likeness of a man which
exists after his death in an invisible plane of being,
called
{ka"ma lo"ca} (l[=o]"k[.a]) [Skr. l[=o]ka space, world],
until the impulses which created it are exhausted and it
finally fades away.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
53 Moby Thesaurus words for "Kama":
Agni, Amor, Aphrodite, Astarte, Asvins, Avalokita, Bhairava,
Bhairavi, Brahma, Chandi, Cupid, Daksha, Devaki, Devi, Dharma,
Dharti Mai, Durga, Dyaus, Eros, Freya, Ganapati, Ganesa, Ganesha,
Garuda, Hanuman, Himavat, Indra, Kali, Kamsa, Karttikeya, Lakshmi,
Love, Parjanya, Parvati, Pushan, Rahu, Rhibhus, Rudra, Sarasvati,
Savitar, Shiva, Sita, Soma, Surya, Uma, Ushas, Vaja, Varuna,
Varuni, Vayu, Venus, Vishnu, Yama
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