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kāḷī

kāḷa

fem nom sg of kāḷa (adj); fem nom pl of kāḷa (adj); fem acc pl of kāḷa (adj); fem voc sg of kāḷa (adj); …

  1. kāḷa (adj): dark; black
  2. kāḷī (fem): woman of black complexion
  3. kāḷī (fem): name of a female slave in Sāvatthī
  4. kāḷī (fem): name of Mahāmoggallāna's sister in a previous incarnation
  5. kāḷī (fem): name of an arahant nun; lit. black
  6. kāḷī (fem): name of a female lay disciple; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost laywoman among those whose faith is based on hearsay; Kāḷī Kulagharikā; lit. black

Etymology. Sanskrit kāla

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

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