कलह

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कलह (kalaha).

Pronunciation

Noun

कलह • (kalah) m

  1. conflict, strife, squabble
    Synonyms: झगड़ा (jhagṛā), लड़ाई (laṛāī)

Declension

Declension of कलह (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct कलह
kalah 		कलह
kalah
oblique कलह
kalah 		कलहों
kalahõ
vocative कलह
kalah 		कलहो
kalaho

Pali

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Noun

कलह m

  1. Devanagari script form of kalaha (“quarrel”)

Declension

Declension table of "कलह" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)कलहो (kalaho)कलहा (kalahā)
Accusative (second)कलहं (kalahaṃ)कलहे (kalahe)
Instrumental (third)कलहेन (kalahena)कलहेहि (kalahehi) or कलहेभि (kalahebhi)
Dative (fourth)कलहस्स (kalahassa) or कलहाय (kalahāya) or कलहत्थं (kalahatthaṃ)कलहानं (kalahānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)कलहस्मा (kalahasmā) or कलहम्हा (kalahamhā) or कलहा (kalahā)कलहेहि (kalahehi) or कलहेभि (kalahebhi)
Genitive (sixth)कलहस्स (kalahassa)कलहानं (kalahānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)कलहस्मिं (kalahasmiṃ) or कलहम्हि (kalahamhi) or कलहे (kalahe)कलहेसु (kalahesu)
Vocative (calling)कलह (kalaha)कलहा (kalahā)

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Probably a sound-symbolic formation, and/or borrowed from Dravidian or Munda; compare Telugu కలవరము (kalavaramu, “confusion”). Probably not related to Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “a box (on the ears etc.), a slap”) and Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼 (k-a-r /⁠kāra⁠⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

कलह • (kalaha) stem, m

  1. strife, contention, quarrel, fight
  2. the sheath of a sword
  3. a road, way
  4. deceit, falsehood
  5. violence without murderous weapons, abuse, beating, kicking

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कलह (kalaha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative कलहः
kalahaḥ 		कलहौ / कलहा¹
kalahau / kalahā¹ 		कलहाः / कलहासः¹
kalahāḥ / kalahāsaḥ¹
Vocative कलह
kalaha 		कलहौ / कलहा¹
kalahau / kalahā¹ 		कलहाः / कलहासः¹
kalahāḥ / kalahāsaḥ¹
Accusative कलहम्
kalaham 		कलहौ / कलहा¹
kalahau / kalahā¹ 		कलहान्
kalahān
Instrumental कलहेन
kalahena 		कलहाभ्याम्
kalahābhyām 		कलहैः / कलहेभिः¹
kalahaiḥ / kalahebhiḥ¹
Dative कलहाय
kalahāya 		कलहाभ्याम्
kalahābhyām 		कलहेभ्यः
kalahebhyaḥ
Ablative कलहात्
kalahāt 		कलहाभ्याम्
kalahābhyām 		कलहेभ्यः
kalahebhyaḥ
Genitive कलहस्य
kalahasya 		कलहयोः
kalahayoḥ 		कलहानाम्
kalahānām
Locative कलहे
kalahe 		कलहयोः
kalahayoḥ 		कलहेषु
kalaheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

Borrowed terms

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “कलह”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 261/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 321
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 180
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kalaha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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