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akālo

akāla

masc nom sg of akāla (noun); masc nom sg of akāla (adj)

1. inappropriate time; unsuitable time; not the time (for)
2. wrong season; not the season (for)
3. out of season; unseasonal; lit. not in time

Etymology. na > a + √kal > kāl + *a; from √kal 'spend time'; Sanskrit akāla (na + kāla) [kal]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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