କଳା

• IPA^(key): /kɔɭa/

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀬𑀮 (kayala), from Sanskrit कदल (kadala), of Munda origin. Doublet of କଦଳୀ (kadaḷi). Cognate with Assamese কল (kol), Bengali কলা (kola), Hindi केला (kelā).

• କେରା (kerā) — Sambalpuri

କଳା (kaḷā)

1. banana (fruit); plantain (fruit)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कला (kalā).

କଳା (kaḷā)

1. art

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “କଳା”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kadala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press