कलाल

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀸𑀮 (kallāla), from Sanskrit कल्यापाल (kalyāpāla).

Pronunciation

Noun

कलाल • (kalāl) m (Urdu spelling کَلَال)

  1. alcohol dealer
    Synonym: कलवार (kalvār)

Declension

Declension of कलाल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct कलाल
kalāl 		कलाल
kalāl
oblique कलाल
kalāl 		कलालों
kalālõ
vocative कलाल
kalāl 		कलालो
kalālo

Descendants

  • → Bihari: कलाल (kalāl)
  • →? Gujarati: કલાલ (kalāl)
  • → Maithili: कलाल (kalāl)

References

  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “कलाल”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kalyapala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 150

Marathi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian. Compare Tamil கள் (kaḷ), Tamil ஆள் (āḷ).

Pronunciation

Noun

कलाल • (kalāl) m

  1. alcohol dealer
    Synonym: कलवार (kalvār)

References

  • Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “कलाल”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]
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