काळे

Marathi

Etymology

From काळा (kāḷā) (noun). Compare Konkani काळें (kāḷễ), Gujarati કાળું (kāḷũ).

Adjective

काळे • (kāḷe)

1. black (color)
2. (sometimes offensive) black (having dark skin)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “काळे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “काळा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press