कळ

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəɭ̆/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit कलह (kalaha).

Noun

कळ • (kaḷ) f (plural कळा)

1. sharp, lancinating pain
2. quarreling

Etymology 2

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Noun

कळ • (kaḷ) f

1. switch

   Synonym: बटण (baṭaṇ)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “कळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “कळ”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “कळ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).