કળશ

Gujarati

કળશ (kaḷśa, “pot”)

Alternative forms

• કળસ (kaḷsa)
• કળશો (kaḷśo)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑀲 (kalasa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa), from Dravidian. Cognate with Bengali কলস (koloś), Hindi कलसा (kalsā), Marwari कलस्यो (kalasyo), Nepali कलस (kalas), Marathi कळस (kaḷas).

etymological note

Alternatively, if not from Dravidian, the origin is unknown. Similar words are found in other languages, but the interrelationship of these terms is uncertain. See Old Armenian կարաս (karas, “water-jar”) for possible connections.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkə.ɭəʃ/
• Rhymes: -əʃ
• Hyphenation: ક‧ળશ

Noun

કળશ • (kaḷś) m

1. pitcher, vase, pot

   Synonym: લોટો (loṭo)

   Coordinate term: કળસલી (kaḷsalī, “small pitcher”)

2. a rounded pinnacle or a ball

Related terms

• કળશિયો (kaḷśiyo)
• કળશી (kaḷśī)