कला

Declension of कला (kalā)
direct singular	कला kalā
direct plural	कला kalā
	singular	plural
nominative	कला kalā	कला kalā
oblique	कले- kale-	कलां- kalāN-
dative	कलेला kalelā	कलांना kalāNnā
ergative	कलेने kalene	कलांनी kalāNni
instrumental	कलेशी kaleśi	कलांशी kalāNśi
locative	कलेत kalet	कलांत kalāNt
vocative	कले kale	कलांनो kalāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of कला
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular^*	plural
singular subject	कलेचा kaleċā	कलेचे kalece	कलेची kaleci	कलेच्या kaleca	कलेचे, कलेचं kalece, kaleċa	कलेची kaleci	कलेच्या kaleca
plural subject	कलांचा kalāNċā	कलांचे kalāNce	कलांची kalāNci	कलांच्या kalāNca	कलांचे, कलांचं kalāNce, kalāNċa	कलांची kalāNci	कलांच्या kalāNca
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References[edit]

Berntsen, Maxine, “कला”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कला”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “कला”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Old Gujarati[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कला (kalā).

Noun[edit]

कला • (kalā) f

art

Sanskrit[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐ.lɑː/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.l̪ɑː/

Noun[edit]

कला • (kalā) f

a small part of anything, any single part or portion of a whole, especially a sixteenth part
a digit or one-sixteenth of the moon’s diameter
a symbolical expression for the number sixteen
interest on a capital (considered as a certain part of it)
a division of time (said to be 1/900 of a day or 1-6 minutes; or 1/1800 of a day or 0-8 minutes commentator or commentary on; or 2 minutes and 26 54/201 seconds; or 1 minute and 35 205/301, seconds, or 8 seconds)
the sixtieth part of one-thirtieth of a zodiacal sign, a minute of a degree
(in prosody) a syllabic instant
a term for the seven substrata of the elements or Dhatus of the human body (viz. flesh, blood, fat, phlegm, urine, bile, and semen)
an atom (there are 3015 kalā-s or atoms in every one of the six dhātu-s, not counting the rasa-,therefore in all 18090)
(with pāśupata-s) the elements of the gross or material world
an embryo shortly after conception
a designation of the three constituent parts of a sacrifice (viz. mantra-, dravya- and śraddhā-)
the menstrual discharge
any practical art, any mechanical or fine art (sixty-four are enumerated in the śaivatantra-;the following is a list of them: gītam-, vādyam-, nṛtyam-, nāṭyam-, ālekhyam-, viśeṣaka-cchedyam-, taṇḍula-kusuma-balivikārāḥ-, puṣpāstaranam-, daśana-vasanāṅgarāgāḥ-, maṇi-bhūmikā-karma-, śayana-racanam-, udaka-vādyam-, udaka-ghātaḥ-, citrā yogāḥ-, mālya-granthana-vikalpāḥ-, keśa-śekharāpīḍayojanam-, nepathya-yogāḥ-, karṇa-pattra-bhaṅgāḥ-, gandha-yuktiḥ-, bhūṣaṇa-yojanam-, indrajālam-, kaucumāra-yogāḥ-, hasta-lāghavam-, citraśākāpūpa-bhakṣya-vikāra-kriyā-, pānaka-rasarāgāsava-yojanam-, sūcīvāpa-karma-, vīṇā-ḍama-ruka-sūtra-krīḍā-, prahelikā-, pratimā-, durvacakayogāḥ-, pustaka-vācanam-, nāṭakākhyāyikā-darśanam-, kāvya-samasyā-pūraṇam-, paṭṭikā-vetrabāṇa-vikalpāḥ-, tarkū-karmāṇi-, takṣaṇam-, vāstu-vidyā-, rūpya-ratna-parīkṣā-, dhātu-vādaḥ-, maṇi-rāga-jñānam-, ākara-jñānam-, vṛkṣāyur-veda-yogāḥ-, meṣa-kukkuṭa-lāvaka-yuddha-vidhiḥ-, śuka-sārikā-pralāpanam-, utsādanam-, keśa-mārjana-kauśalam-, akṣara-muṣṭikā-kathanam-, mlechitaka-vikalpāḥ-, deśa-bhāṣā-jñānam-, puṣpa-śakaṭikā-nimitta-jñānam-, yantra-mātṛkā-, dhāraṇa-mātṛkā-, saṃpāṭyam-, mānasī kāvya-kriyā-, kriyā-vikalpāḥ-, chalitakayogāḥ-, abhidhāna-koṣa-cchando-jñānam-, vastra-gopanāni-, dyūta-viśeṣaḥ-, ākarṣaṇa-krīḍā-, bālaka-krīḍanakāni-, vaināyikīnāṃ vidyāṇāṃ jñānam-, vaijayikīnāṃ vidyānāṃ jñānam-)
skill, ingenuity
ignorance
a low and sweet tone
a boat
name of a grammatical commentary

Declension[edit]

Feminine ā-stem declension of कला (kalā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कला kalā	कले kale	कलाः kalāḥ
Vocative	कले kale	कले kale	कलाः kalāḥ
Accusative	कलाम् kalām	कले kale	कलाः kalāḥ
Instrumental	कलया / कला¹ kalayā / kalā¹	कलाभ्याम् kalābhyām	कलाभिः kalābhiḥ
Dative	कलायै kalāyai	कलाभ्याम् kalābhyām	कलाभ्यः kalābhyaḥ
Ablative	कलायाः kalāyāḥ	कलाभ्याम् kalābhyām	कलाभ्यः kalābhyaḥ
Genitive	कलायाः kalāyāḥ	कलयोः kalayoḥ	कलानाम् kalānām
Locative	कलायाम् kalāyām	कलयोः kalayoḥ	कलासु kalāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants[edit]

Descendants

Central:
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: कल (kal)
  - Urdu: کَل‎
Dardic:
- Kashmiri:
  - Arabic script: کَل‎ (kal)
  - Devanagari script: कल (kal)
Northwestern:
- Lahnda: کَل‎
- Punjabi:
  - Gurmukhi script: ਕਲ਼ (kaḷ)
  - Shahmukhi script: کَلؕ‎ (kaḷ)
- Sindhi:
  - Arabic script: ڪَل‎
  - Devanagari script: कल
Southern:
- Dhivehi: ކާލި‎ (kāli)
- Marathi: कळ् (kaḷ)
- Sinhalese: කල (kala)
Eastern:
- Bengali: কল (kol)
- Oriya: କଳ (kôḷô)
Western:
- Gujarati: કળ (kaḷ)
→ Newar:
- Devanagari script: कल (kala)
- Newa script: 𑐎𑐮 (kala)

Proper noun[edit]

कला • (kalā) f

a wife of Marichi
a name of Sati (Hindu goddess)

Declension[edit]

Feminine ā-stem declension of कला (kalā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कला kalā	कले kale	कलाः kalāḥ
Vocative	कले kale	कले kale	कलाः kalāḥ
Accusative	कलाम् kalām	कले kale	कलाः kalāḥ
Instrumental	कलया / कला¹ kalayā / kalā¹	कलाभ्याम् kalābhyām	कलाभिः kalābhiḥ
Dative	कलायै kalāyai	कलाभ्याम् kalābhyām	कलाभ्यः kalābhyaḥ
Ablative	कलायाः kalāyāḥ	कलाभ्याम् kalābhyām	कलाभ्यः kalābhyaḥ
Genitive	कलायाः kalāyāḥ	कलयोः kalayoḥ	कलानाम् kalānām
Locative	कलायाम् kalāyām	कलयोः kalayoḥ	कलासु kalāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

References[edit]

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kalā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 149

सफ़ेद (safed), श्वेत (śvet)	धूसर (dhūsar), छाई (chāī)	काला (kālā), श्याम (śyām)
लाल (lāl), सुर्ख़ (surx); गहरा लाल (gahrā lāl), क़िरमिज़ी (qirmizī)	नारंगी (nāraṅgī), माल्टा (mālṭā); भूरा (bhūrā)	पीला (pīlā); मलाई (malāī)
नींबू (nīmbū), सुगा पंछी (sugā pañchī)	हरा (harā)
आकाशी (ākāśī), आसमानी (āsmānī)	आसमानी (āsmānī)	नीला (nīlā), नील (nīl)
जामुनी (jāmunī); नील (nīl)	रानी (rānī); बैंगनी (baiṅgnī), जामुनी (jāmunī)	गुलाबी (gulābī)

कला

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