कलश

See also: क्लेश and क्लिश्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa).

Noun

कलश • (kalaś) m (Urdu spelling کلش)

1. a pitcher, pot
2. (Hinduism) a kalasha

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Nepali

Noun

कलश • (kalaś)

1. (Hinduism) a kalasha
2. a pot

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Sanskrit

Etymology

See Old Armenian կարաս (karas, “water-jar”) for possible connections.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐ.lɐ́.ɕɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.l̪ɐ.ɕɐ/

Noun

कलश • (kaláśa) stem, m

1. a water-pot, pitcher, jar, dish (the breasts of a woman are frequently compared to jars)
2. a butter-tub, churn
3. a particular measure, same as a द्रोण (droṇa)
4. a round pinnacle on the top of a temple, especially the pinnacle crowning a Buddhist Caitya or stupa.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कलश (kaláśa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कलशः kaláśaḥ	कलशौ / कलशा¹ kaláśau / kaláśā¹	कलशाः / कलशासः¹ kaláśāḥ / kaláśāsaḥ¹
Vocative	कलश kálaśa	कलशौ / कलशा¹ kálaśau / kálaśā¹	कलशाः / कलशासः¹ kálaśāḥ / kálaśāsaḥ¹
Accusative	कलशम् kaláśam	कलशौ / कलशा¹ kaláśau / kaláśā¹	कलशान् kaláśān
Instrumental	कलशेन kaláśena	कलशाभ्याम् kaláśābhyām	कलशैः / कलशेभिः¹ kaláśaiḥ / kaláśebhiḥ¹
Dative	कलशाय kaláśāya	कलशाभ्याम् kaláśābhyām	कलशेभ्यः kaláśebhyaḥ
Ablative	कलशात् kaláśāt	कलशाभ्याम् kaláśābhyām	कलशेभ्यः kaláśebhyaḥ
Genitive	कलशस्य kaláśasya	कलशयोः kaláśayoḥ	कलशानाम् kaláśānām
Locative	कलशे kaláśe	कलशयोः kaláśayoḥ	कलशेषु kaláśeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic