to desire, to crave

1. to crave for any object of pleasure: Thag.93; Ja.iii.154; Ja.iv.167 Ja.v.480.
2. to desire a woman, to be in love with DN.i.241; MN.ii.40; Ja.ii.226; Ja.v.425; Ja.vi.307, Ja.vi.326, etc. pp. kāmita in kāmita-vatthu the desired object Pv-a.119; Vv-a.122; grd. kāmitabba to be desired, desirable Pv-a.16 (variant reading for kañña, better), Pv-a.73; Vv-a.127; and kāmetabba Ja.v.156 (= kamaṇīya); ppr. (kāmaṃ kāmayamānassa Snp.766 (= icchamānassa, etc., Nd¹) Ja.vi.172 = Ne.69.

den. fr. kāma