कल्ला

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kəl.lɑː/, [kɐl.läː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit करीर (karīra, “shoot of bamboo”).

Alternative forms

Noun

कल्ला • (kallā) m

  1. shoot, sprout
  2. cabbage
    Synonym: करमकल्ला (karamkallā)
Declension
Declension of कल्ला (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct कल्ला
kallā 		कल्ले
kalle
oblique कल्ले
kalle 		कल्लों
kallõ
vocative कल्ले
kalle 		कल्लो
kallo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian کله (kala, “face, cheek”).

Noun

कल्ला • (kallā) m

  1. upper jaw, cheek
  2. (figuratively) boasting
Declension
Declension of कल्ला (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct कल्ला
kallā 		कल्ले
kalle
oblique कल्ले
kalle 		कल्लों
kallõ
vocative कल्ले
kalle 		कल्लो
kallo

References

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