કાલ

Gujarati

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀁 (kallaṃ, tomorrow, yesterday), from Sanskrit कल्यम् (kalyam, at dawn, yesterday), an adverbial accusative attested as early as the Mahabharata, from कल्य (kalya, dawn). Cognate with Bengali কাল (kal), Hindustani کل / कल (kal), Marathi काल (kāl), and Punjabi کَلّہ / ਕੱਲ੍ਹ (kallh).

Noun

કાલ • (kāl) f

  1. yesterday
    Synonym: ગઈ કાલ (gaī kāl)
  2. tomorrow
    Synonym: આવતી કાલ (āvatī kāl)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit काल (kāla).

Noun

કાલ • (kāl) m

  1. Alternative form of કાળ (kāḷ)
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