[ 'kα:mə , 'kə:mə ]
■ noun (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as affecting their future fate.
↘ informal good or bad luck, viewed as resulting from one's own actions.
Derivatives
karmic adjective
karmically adverb
Origin
from Sanskrit ~n 'action, effect, fate'.