कल
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कल¹
- /kəl/ Hindi, Standard
- [kɐl] Hindi, Standard
Rhymes with -əl
Where it comes from
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀁 (kallaṃ, “tomorrow, yesterday”), from Sanskrit कल्यम् (kalyam, “at dawn, yesterday”), an adverbial accusative attested as early as the Mahabharata, from कल्य (kalya, “dawn”). Cognate with Marathi काल (kāl), Bengali কাল (kal), and Punjabi ਕੱਲ੍ਹ (kallh).
adverb kal · کل
- yesterday
- tomorrow
- any indefinite time in the past or future
noun kal · کل · कल · कलों
- yesterday कल की रात
- tomorrow कल की रात
- any indefinite time in the past or future
कल²
- /kəl/ Hindi, Standard
- [kɐl] Hindi, Standard
Rhymes with -əl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Sanskrit कल (kala).
adjective kal
- soft, low, sweet (of a sound)
- delightful, charming
कल³
- /kəl/ Hindi, Standard
- [kɐl] Hindi, Standard
Rhymes with -əl
Where it comes from
Inherited from Prakrit कला (kalā), from Sanskrit कला (kalā).
noun kal · कल · कलें · कलों
- a device, instrument, machine
- a water pipe or tap
-
a part or component
Similar: पुरज़ा
- a part of the body, side मेरी कल में दर्द है
- a skill, stratagem
कल⁴
- /kəl/ Hindi, Standard
- [kɐl] Hindi, Standard
Rhymes with -əl
Where it comes from
Maybe from Prakrit कल्ल (kalla), from Sanskrit कल्य (kalya, “well, clever”), though the short penultimate vowel is unexplained.
noun kal · कल · कलें · कलों
- ease, peace, quiet
- relief, repose
In English
- yesterday day before today
- tomorrow on the day after the present day
- the day before on the preceding day
- the next day the day that follows the one just spoken about
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