As a deity name
Name 653 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
कामी · adj
कामना रखनेवाला । इच्छुक · विषयी । कामुक । लंपट — Śabdasāgara
कामी · noun · masculine
चकवा · कबूतर · चिड़ा । गौरा — Śabdasāgara
कामी · kāmī · adj.
(f. -inī), Desirous, cupidinous; loving, fond; beloved; amorous — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 805
कामी · kāmī · s.f.
A nugget of gold — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 805
कामी
desirous; amorous; loving; beloved
Cited formation "कामी" is काम + -ई: काम means "work, task, labour", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "कामी" is कामना + -ई: कामना means "wish, desire, inclination", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi कामी — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit कामी (kāmī), nominative singular of कामिन् (kāmin).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a lover, gallant, anxious husband
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kāmī" is the nominative of "kāmin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "kāmī" is the nominative dual of "kāmi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
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Dictionary citations
kāmin mfn. desirous, longing after (acc. or in comp.)
loving, fond, impassioned, wanton
1. kāmi m. a lustful or libidinous man, L.
kāmi f. N. of a Rati (wife of Kāma), L.
Alternative readings
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