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Marathi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit कलह (kalaha).
Noun
कळ • (kaḷ) f (plural कळा)
- sharp, lancinating pain
- quarreling
Etymology 2
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Noun
कळ • (kaḷ) f
- switch
- Synonym: बटण (baṭaṇ)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “कळ”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “कळ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).