Main Entry: kar·ma

Pronunciation: \ˈkär-mə also ˈkər-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Sanskrit karma fate, work

Date: 1827

1 often capitalized : the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence
2 : vibration 4

— kar·mic \-mik\ adjective