कल्ला

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kəl.lɑː/, [kɐl.läː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit करीर (karīra, “shoot of bamboo”).

Alternative forms

• किल्ला (killā)

Noun

कल्ला • (kallā) m

1. shoot, sprout
2. cabbage

   Synonym: करमकल्ला (karamkallā)

Declension

Declension of कल्ला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कल्ला kallā	कल्ले kalle
oblique	कल्ले kalle	कल्लों kallõ
vocative	कल्ले kalle	कल्लो kallo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian کله (kala, “face, cheek”).

Noun

कल्ला • (kallā) m

1. upper jaw, cheek
2. (figuratively) boasting

Declension

Declension of कल्ला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कल्ला kallā	कल्ले kalle
oblique	कल्ले kalle	कल्लों kallõ
vocative	कल्ले kalle	कल्लो kallo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कल्ला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press