कम
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian کم (kam, “little, few”). Compare Bengali কম (kom), Punjabi ਕਮ (kam).
Pronunciation
Adjective
कम • (kam) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کم)
- less (in lower degree; to smaller extent)
- आज बहुत कम बरसात हुई है।
- āj bahut kam barsāt huī hai.
- Today is has rained less.
- little (not much)
Determiner
- few (small number)
- मैंने कम गाजर लिए है। ― ma͠ine kam gājar lie hai. ― I have taken a few carrots.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- कम से कम (kam se kam, “at least”)
- कम कम (kam kam, “little by little”)
- कम करना (kam karnā, “to reduce (something)”)
- कम होना (kam honā, “to wane, reduce”)
- कमतर (kamtar, “less”)
- कमतरीन (kamatrīn, “least”)
Related terms
- कम- (kam-, “under-”)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Verb
कम
- Devanagari script form of kama, second-person singular imperative active of कमति (kamati, “to walk”)