ਕਾਲਾ
See also: ਕੇਲਾ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਕਾਲ਼ਾ (kāḷā)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit कालय (kālaya), from Sanskrit कालक (kālaka), from काल (kāla) + -क (-ka). Cognate with Hindustani کالا (kālā) / काला (kālā), Marathi काळा (kāḷā), Nepali कालो (kālo).
Pronunciation
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Declension
| Declension of ਕਾਲਾ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਕਾਲਾ (kālā) | ਕਾਲੇ (kāle) | ਕਾਲੀ (kālī) | ਕਾਲੀਆਂ (kālīā̃) | |
| oblique | ਕਾਲੇ (kāle) | ਕਾਲਿਆਂ (kāliā̃) | ਕਾਲੀ (kālī) | ਕਾਲੀਆਂ (kālīā̃) | |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 157
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਕਾਲਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 536.
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