कलश
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa).
Noun
कलश • (kalaś) m (Urdu spelling کلش)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कलश kalaś |
कलश kalaś |
| oblique | कलश kalaś |
कलशों kalaśõ |
| vocative | कलश kalaś |
कलशो kalaśo |
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʌlʌs]
- Phonetic Devanagari: कलस्
Noun
कलश • (kalaś)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- কলশ (Assamese script)
- ᬓᬮᬰ (Balinese script)
- কলশ (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰩𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑀮𑀰 (Brahmi script)
- ကလၐ (Burmese script)
- કલશ (Gujarati script)
- ਕਲਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌕𑌲𑌶 (Grantha script)
- ꦏꦭꦯ (Javanese script)
- 𑂍𑂪𑂬 (Kaithi script)
- ಕಲಶ (Kannada script)
- កលឝ (Khmer script)
- ກລຨ (Lao script)
- കലശ (Malayalam script)
- ᡬᠠᠯᠠᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘎𑘩𑘫 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦮𑧉𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐮𑐱 (Newa script)
- କଲଶ (Odia script)
- ꢒꢭꢯ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆬𑆯 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖩𑖫 (Siddham script)
- කලශ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩜𑩽𑩿 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚊𑚥𑚧 (Takri script)
- கலஶ (Tamil script)
- కలశ (Telugu script)
- กลศ (Thai script)
- ཀ་ལ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒪𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨋𑨬𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
See Old Armenian կարաս (karas, “water-jar”) for possible connections. Compare also Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix, “a wine cup”) and Latin calix (“cup, chalice”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kɐ.lɐ́.ɕɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /kɐ.l̪ɐ.ɕɐ/
Noun
कलश • (kaláśa) stem, m
- a water-pot, pitcher, jar, dish (the breasts of a woman are frequently compared to jars)
- a butter-tub, churn
- a particular measure, same as a द्रोण (droṇa)
- a round pinnacle on the top of a temple, especially the pinnacle crowning a Buddhist Caitya or stupa
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | कलशः (kaláśaḥ) | कलशौ (kaláśau) कलशा¹ (kaláśā¹) |
कलशाः (kaláśāḥ) कलशासः¹ (kaláśāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | कलशम् (kaláśam) | कलशौ (kaláśau) कलशा¹ (kaláśā¹) |
कलशान् (kaláśān) |
| instrumental | कलशेन (kaláśena) | कलशाभ्याम् (kaláśābhyām) | कलशैः (kaláśaiḥ) कलशेभिः¹ (kaláśebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | कलशाय (kaláśāya) | कलशाभ्याम् (kaláśābhyām) | कलशेभ्यः (kaláśebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | कलशात् (kaláśāt) | कलशाभ्याम् (kaláśābhyām) | कलशेभ्यः (kaláśebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | कलशस्य (kaláśasya) | कलशयोः (kaláśayoḥ) | कलशानाम् (kaláśānām) |
| locative | कलशे (kaláśe) | कलशयोः (kaláśayoḥ) | कलशेषु (kaláśeṣu) |
| vocative | कलश (kálaśa) | कलशौ (kálaśau) कलशा¹ (kálaśā¹) |
कलशाः (kálaśāḥ) कलशासः¹ (kálaśāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “कलश”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 260/3.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 321
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 179