बालकेलि

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बालकेलि (bālakeli). Equal to बाल (bāla) +‎ केलि (keli).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɑːl.keː.liː/,

Noun

बालकेलि • (bālkeli) f

(rare, formal) children's play or sport
Synonyms: (more common) बच्चों का खेल (baccõ kā khel), बालक्रीड़ा (bālakrīṛā)
a very easy task
यह मेरे लिए बालकेलि है।
yah mere lie bālkeli hai.
This is a very easy task for me.

Declension

Declension of बालकेलि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बालकेलि bālkeli	बालकेलियाँ bālkeliyā̃
oblique	बालकेलि bālkeli	बालकेलियों bālkeliyõ
vocative	बालकेलि bālkeli	बालकेलियो bālkeliyo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बालकेलि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

বালকেলি (Assamese script)
ᬩᬵᬮᬓᬾᬮᬶ (Balinese script)
বালকেলি (Bengali script)
𑰤𑰯𑰩𑰎𑰸𑰩𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀓𑁂𑀮𑀺 (Brahmi script)
ဗာလကေလိ (Burmese script)
બાલકેલિ (Gujarati script)
ਬਾਲਕੇਲਿ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍇𑌲𑌿 (Grantha script)
ꦧꦴꦭꦏꦺꦭꦶ (Javanese script)
𑂥𑂰𑂪𑂍𑂵𑂪𑂱 (Kaithi script)
ಬಾಲಕೇಲಿ (Kannada script)
ពាលកេលិ (Khmer script)
ພາລເກລິ (Lao script)
ബാലകേലി (Malayalam script)
ᠪᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠᡬᡝᠯᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘤𑘰𑘩𑘎𑘹𑘩𑘱 (Modi script)
ᠪᠠᢗᠯᠠᢉᠧᠯᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑧄𑧑𑧉𑦮𑧚𑧉𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐧𑐵𑐮𑐎𑐾𑐮𑐶 (Newa script)
ବାଲକେଲି (Odia script)
ꢨꢵꢭꢒꢾꢭꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆧𑆳𑆬𑆑𑆼𑆬𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖤𑖯𑖩𑖎𑖸𑖩𑖰 (Siddham script)
බාලකෙලි (Sinhalese script)
𑩲𑩛𑩽𑩜𑩔𑩽𑩑 (Soyombo script)
𑚠𑚭𑚥𑚊𑚲𑚥𑚮 (Takri script)
ப³ாலகேலி (Tamil script)
బాలకేలి (Telugu script)
พาลเกลิ (Thai script)
བཱ་ལ་ཀེ་ལི (Tibetan script)
𑒥𑒰𑒪𑒏𑒹𑒪𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
𑨠𑨊𑨬𑨋𑨄𑨬𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From बाल (bāla, “child”) +‎ केलि (keli, “play”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɑː.lɐ.kɐj.li/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bɑː.l̪ɐˈkeː.l̪i/

Noun

बालकेलि • (bālakeli) stem, f

child's play or amusement
Synonym: बालक्रीडा (bālakrīḍā)

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of बालकेलि (bālakeli)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बालकेलिः bālakeliḥ	बालकेली bālakelī	बालकेलयः bālakelayaḥ
Vocative	बालकेले bālakele	बालकेली bālakelī	बालकेलयः bālakelayaḥ
Accusative	बालकेलिम् bālakelim	बालकेली bālakelī	बालकेलीः bālakelīḥ
Instrumental	बालकेल्या / बालकेली¹ bālakelyā / bālakelī¹	बालकेलिभ्याम् bālakelibhyām	बालकेलिभिः bālakelibhiḥ
Dative	बालकेलये / बालकेल्यै² / बालकेली¹ bālakelaye / bālakelyai² / bālakelī¹	बालकेलिभ्याम् bālakelibhyām	बालकेलिभ्यः bālakelibhyaḥ
Ablative	बालकेलेः / बालकेल्याः² / बालकेल्यै³ bālakeleḥ / bālakelyāḥ² / bālakelyai³	बालकेलिभ्याम् bālakelibhyām	बालकेलिभ्यः bālakelibhyaḥ
Genitive	बालकेलेः / बालकेल्याः² / बालकेल्यै³ bālakeleḥ / bālakelyāḥ² / bālakelyai³	बालकेल्योः bālakelyoḥ	बालकेलीनाम् bālakelīnām
Locative	बालकेलौ / बालकेल्याम्² / बालकेला¹ bālakelau / bālakelyām² / bālakelā¹	बालकेल्योः bālakelyoḥ	बालकेलिषु bālakeliṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

→ Hindi: बालकेलि (bālkeli) (learned)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “बालकेलि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 728.

बालकेलि

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Hindi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

References

Sanskrit

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