केले

केले

See also: कला, केला, and केलं

Hindi

Noun

केले • (kele) m

1. oblique singular of केला (kelā)
2. vocative singular of केला (kelā)
3. direct plural of केला (kelā)

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Marathi

Alternative forms

• केलं (kela)

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘎𑘹𑘩𑘹𑘽 (keleṁ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀅𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀅 (kaällaä), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀢-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀓 (kata-illa-ka)[1], from 𑀓𑀝 (kaṭa), from Sanskrit कृत (kṛtá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥tós, from *kʷer- +‎ *-tós. Cognate with Konkani केले (kele), Hindi किया (kiyā).

Verb

केले • (kele) n

1. perfective of करणे (karṇe, “to do”)

References

1. Southworth, Franklin (2005) Linguistic Archaeology of South Asia, Routlege, →ISBN, page 132