काला
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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit काल (kāla, “black, dark or dark-blue”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
काला • (kālā) (Urdu spelling کالا)
- black (color/colour)
- dirty, grimy
- (sometimes offensive) black (having dark skin)
- Antonym: गोरा (gorā)
- great, terrible, fearful
Declension
Declension of काला (ā-stem)
Synonyms
Noun
काला • (kālā) m (Urdu spelling کالا)
- color (color/colour)
- (colloquial) Indian cobra
- (colloquial, archaic) a sepoy
Declension
Declension of काला (masc ā-stem)
Related terms
| सफ़ेद (safed), श्वेत (śvet), ऊजर (ūjar) | धूसर (dhūsar), छाई (chāī) | काला (kālā), कृष्ण (kŕṣṇa), श्याम (śyām) |
| लाल (lāl), लोहित (lohit), सुर्ख़ (surx), राता (rātā); गहरा लाल (gahrā lāl), क़िरमिज़ी (qirmizī) | नारंगी (nāraṅgī), माल्टा (mālṭā); भूरा (bhūrā), पिङ्गल (piṅgal) | पीला (pīlā), पियर (piyar), पीत (pīt); मलाई (malāī) |
| नींबू (nīmbū), सुगा पंछी (sugā pañchī) | हरा (harā), हरित (harit) | |
| फ़िरोज़ा (firozā) | आकाशी (ākāśī), आसमानी (āsmānī) | नीला (nīlā), नील (nīl) |
| जामुनी (jāmunī); नील (nīl) | रानी (rānī); बैंगनी (baiṅgnī), जामुनी (jāmunī) | गुलाबी (gulābī), पाटल (pāṭal) |
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “काला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “काला”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “काला”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “काला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “काला”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
काला (kālā)
- Devanagari script form of kālā, which is inflection of काल:
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- কালা (Assamese script)
- ᬓᬵᬮᬵ (Balinese script)
- কালা (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰯𑰩𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑀸𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ကာလာ (Burmese script)
- કાલા (Gujarati script)
- ਕਾਲਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦏꦴꦭꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂍𑂰𑂪𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಕಾಲಾ (Kannada script)
- កាលា (Khmer script)
- ກາລາ (Lao script)
- കാലാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡬᠠ᠊ᠠᠯᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘎𑘰𑘩𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦮𑧑𑧉𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐵𑐮𑐵 (Newa script)
- କାଲା (Odia script)
- ꢒꢵꢭꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆳𑆬𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖯𑖩𑖯 (Siddham script)
- කාලා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩜𑩛𑩽𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚊𑚭𑚥𑚭 (Takri script)
- காலா (Tamil script)
- కాలా (Telugu script)
- กาลา (Thai script)
- ཀཱ་ལཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒰𑒪𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨋𑨊𑨬𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
काला • (kālā) stem, f
- name of several plants (Indigofera tinctoria, Piper longum, Rubia cordifolia (syn. Rubia munjista), Nigella sativa var. sativa (syn. Nigella indica), Ipomoea atropurpurea (Argyreia spp.), Ruellia longifolia, Physalis flexuosa, Stereospermum chelonoides (syn. Bignonia suaveolens)
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of काला (kālā) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | काला kālā |
काले kāle |
कालाः kālāḥ |
| Vocative | काले kāle |
काले kāle |
कालाः kālāḥ |
| Accusative | कालाम् kālām |
काले kāle |
कालाः kālāḥ |
| Instrumental | कालया / काला¹ kālayā / kālā¹ |
कालाभ्याम् kālābhyām |
कालाभिः kālābhiḥ |
| Dative | कालायै kālāyai |
कालाभ्याम् kālābhyām |
कालाभ्यः kālābhyaḥ |
| Ablative | कालायाः / कालायै² kālāyāḥ / kālāyai² |
कालाभ्याम् kālābhyām |
कालाभ्यः kālābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | कालायाः / कालायै² kālāyāḥ / kālāyai² |
कालयोः kālayoḥ |
कालानाम् kālānām |
| Locative | कालायाम् kālāyām |
कालयोः kālayoḥ |
कालासु kālāsu |
| Notes |
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References
- Monier Williams (1899) “काला”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 277.