Meaning and background
The story behind Karma
Karma is recorded as a name from the Sanskrit word karma, which Behind the Name glosses with action, deed and fate senses. That gives it a specific language background rather than a free-floating promise of luck. A dog's name may express a household's belief or a story about how the animal arrived. Those personal interpretations add context while the documented explanation remains the Sanskrit word used as a name.
- Origin
- Name taken from Sanskrit karma, with action, deed and fate senses. Source
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About Karma
Recorded as a dog’s name
Karma appears in 17 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kɑɹmə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/kɑɹmə/ · primary stress on syllable 1K AA1 R M AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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