Kamala

• (original approximation) IPA^(key): /ˌkʌməˈlɑː/, (Indic) /kəm(ə)ˈlaː/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkæmələ/, /ˈkɑːmələ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmələ/, /ˈkæmələ/

• Audio (US); /ˈkɑmələ/:

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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. 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.