kāla
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kala"
Mandarin
Romanization
kāla (Zhuyin ㄎㄚ ˙ㄌㄚ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 哈喇.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀓𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- काल (Devanagari script)
- কাল (Bengali script)
- කාල (Sinhalese script)
- ကာလ or ၵႃလ (Burmese script)
- กาล or กาละ (Thai script)
- ᨠᩣᩃ (Tai Tham script)
- ກາລ or ກາລະ (Lao script)
- កាល (Khmer script)
- 𑄇𑄂𑄣 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit काल (kāla).
Noun
kāla m
- time
Declension
Declension table of "kāla" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kālo | kālā |
| Accusative (second) | kālaṃ | kāle |
| Instrumental (third) | kālena | kālehi or kālebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kālassa or kālāya or kālatthaṃ | kālānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kālasmā or kālamhā or kālā | kālehi or kālebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kālassa | kālānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kālasmiṃ or kālamhi or kāle | kālesu |
| Vocative (calling) | kāla | kālā |
Derived terms
- vikāla
Descendants
- → Burmese: ကာလ (kala.) (learned)
- → Khmer: កាល (kaal) (learned)
- → Thai: กาล (gaan) (learned)