kama
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A small curved knife for cutting rice and other plants, sometimes used as a weapon in martial arts
- noun
- /ˈkɑːmə/
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kama
- In martial arts classes, students learn how to wield the kama for defense techniques.
Examples
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KAMA:
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He didn't ask me if I could spin the ball at cricket or kama sutra or...
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This is where the best kama is to be found.
Fiction book (1994) -
Must be about, the kama sutra.
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The farmer used a kama to harvest rice from the field.
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The traditional kama features a curved blade, making it ideal for cutting crops.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kama comes from Japanese kama, which means 'sickle' and was used by farmers to cut rice. So a kama today is a short, curved blade used for harvesting or as a weapon in martial arts, and thinking 'Japanese sickle' helps you remember it.