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kāle

kāla

masc acc pl of kāla (noun); masc loc sg of kāla (noun); masc acc pl of kālā (noun)

1. kāla (masc): time; occasion (for)
2. kāla (masc): suitable time; appropriate occasion; right time; lit. time
3. kāla (masc): (gram) tense; mood; lit. time
4. kāla (masc): (gram) rest; pause; space; lit. time
5. kāla (masc): time of death; death moment; lit. time
6. kāla (masc): daybreak; early morning; lit. time
7. kāla (masc): necklace plant; Sophora tomentosa
8. kālā (masc): times of day; hours; seasons
9. …

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

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

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