کلاوا

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑀸𑀯 (kalāva), from Sanskrit कलाप (kalāpa). Cognate with Marathi कळवा (kaḷvā) and Punjabi کلاوا (kalāvā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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کَلاوَا (kalāvām (Hindi spelling कलावा)

  1. A rope tied around an elephant's neck to control it.

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • کلاوا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • کلاوا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “کلاوا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kalāpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 149