काला
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit काल (kāla, “black, dark or dark-blue”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɑː.lɑː/, [käː.läː]
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Adjective
काला • (kālā) (Urdu spelling کالا)
- black (color/colour)
- dirty, grimy
- (sometimes offensive) black (having dark skin)
- Antonym: गोरा (gorā)
- great, terrible, fearful
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | काला kālā |
काले kāle |
काली kālī |
काली kālī |
| oblique | काले kāle |
काले kāle |
काली kālī |
काली kālī |
| vocative | काले kāle |
काले kāle |
काली kālī |
काली kālī |
Synonyms
Noun
काला • (kālā) m (Urdu spelling کالا)
- color (color/colour)
- (colloquial) Indian cobra
- (colloquial, archaic) a sepoy
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | काला kālā |
काले kāle |
| oblique | काले kāle |
कालों kālõ |
| vocative | काले kāle |
कालो kālo |
Related terms
| सादा (sādā), सफ़ेद (safed), उज्जर (ujjar), श्वेत (śvet) | स्लेटी (sleṭī), छाई (chāī), धूसर (dhūsar), सुरमई (surmaī) | काला (kālā), साँवला (sā̃vlā), कृष्ण (kŕṣṇa), श्याम (śyām) |
| लाल (lāl), सुर्ख़ (surx), राता (rātā); महरून (mahrūn), सिंदूरी (sindūrī) क़िरमिज़ी (qirmizī) | ऑरेंज (ŏreñj), नारंगी (nāraṅgī), केसरी (kesrī), गेरुआ (geruā), भगवा (bhagvā), ज़ाफ़रानी (zāfrānī); भूरा (bhūrā), कत्थई (katthaī), मटीयेला (maṭīyelā), चॉकलेटी (cŏkleṭī), ख़ाकी (xākī) | पीला (pīlā), बसंती (basantī), ज़र्द (zard); गेहुँआ (gehũā), बदामी (badāmī) |
| लाइम (lāim), अंगूरी (aṅgūrī) | हरा (harā), सुग्गा (suggā), सब्ज़ (sabz) | पुदीनहरा (pudīnharā); गाढ़ा हरा (gāṛhā harā), ज़ुमरुदी (zumrudī) |
| फ़िरोज़ा (firozā) | लाजवर्दी (lājvardī) | नीला (nīlā) |
| बैंगनी (baiṅgnī), ऊदा (ūdā) | रानी (rānī); जामुनी (jāmunī) | गुलाबी (gulābī) |
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 [Varanasi]: 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:
- ablative singular
- nominative/vocative plural (kāla, “time”)
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
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kɑː.lɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /kɑː.l̪ɑː/
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
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | काला (kālā) | काले (kāle) | कालाः (kālāḥ) |
| accusative | कालाम् (kālām) | काले (kāle) | कालाः (kālāḥ) |
| instrumental | कालया (kālayā) काला¹ (kālā¹) |
कालाभ्याम् (kālābhyām) | कालाभिः (kālābhiḥ) |
| dative | कालायै (kālāyai) | कालाभ्याम् (kālābhyām) | कालाभ्यः (kālābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | कालायाः (kālāyāḥ) कालायै² (kālāyai²) |
कालाभ्याम् (kālābhyām) | कालाभ्यः (kālābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | कालायाः (kālāyāḥ) कालायै² (kālāyai²) |
कालयोः (kālayoḥ) | कालानाम् (kālānām) |
| locative | कालायाम् (kālāyām) | कालयोः (kālayoḥ) | कालासु (kālāsu) |
| vocative | काले (kāle) | काले (kāle) | कालाः (kālāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “काला”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 277.