kalpa

See also: kalpā

English

Alternative forms

• calpa

Etymology

From Sanskrit कल्प (kalpa, literally “formation”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌlpə/, /ˈkælpə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌlpə/
• Rhymes: -ʌlpə, -ælpə
• Homophone: culpa

Noun

kalpa (plural kalpas)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 chatur-yugas or cycles of the four yugas).

Translations

time period

• Burmese: ကပ် (my) (kap)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 劫 (gip³)

  Hakka: 劫 (kiap)

  Hokkien: 劫 (kiap)

  Mandarin: 劫 (zh) (jié); 元 (zh) (yuán) (Taoist equivalent)

• Japanese: 劫 (ja) (kō), 劫 (ja) (gō)
• Korean: 겁(劫) (ko) (geop)
• Sanskrit: कल्प (sa) (kalpa)
• Thai: กัป (th) (gàp), กัลป์ (th) (gan)
• Vietnamese: kiếp (vi)

Anagrams

• Palka, klapa, palak

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. No known cognates. Possible, but unlikely, is a connection with the homonym kalpa (“piece of wood put on an animal's neck to prevent it from running through a fence, poke”), which is likely of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlpɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝lpɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kal‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): kal‧pa

Noun

kalpa

1. a triple-edged thrusting sword, similar to a rapier or smallsword
2. (poetic) sword (in general)

   Synonym: miekka

   • 1917, “Jääkärimarssi”, Heikki Nurmio (lyrics), Jean Sibelius (music):

     Syvä iskumme on, viha voittamaton,
     meill’ armoa ei kotimaata.
     Koko onnemme kalpamme kärjessä on,
     ei rintamme heltyä saata.

     Our blow is deep, our wrath invincible,
     we have no mercy, no homeland
     Our fortune lies at the tips of our swords,
     our hearts shall not relent.

3. (fencing) epee

Declension

Inflection of kalpa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
nominative		kalpa	kalvat
genitive		kalvan	kalpojen
partitive		kalpaa	kalpoja
illative		kalpaan	kalpoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kalpa	kalvat
accusative	nom.	kalpa	kalvat
	gen.	kalvan
genitive		kalvan	kalpojen kalpain rare
partitive		kalpaa	kalpoja
inessive		kalvassa	kalvoissa
elative		kalvasta	kalvoista
illative		kalpaan	kalpoihin
adessive		kalvalla	kalvoilla
ablative		kalvalta	kalvoilta
allative		kalvalle	kalvoille
essive		kalpana	kalpoina
translative		kalvaksi	kalvoiksi
abessive		kalvatta	kalvoitta
instructive		—	kalvoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kalpa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kalpani kalpani accusative nom. kalpani kalpani gen. kalpani genitive kalpani kalpojeni kalpaini rare partitive kalpaani kalpojani inessive kalvassani kalvoissani elative kalvastani kalvoistani illative kalpaani kalpoihini adessive kalvallani kalvoillani ablative kalvaltani kalvoiltani allative kalvalleni kalvoilleni essive kalpanani kalpoinani translative kalvakseni kalvoikseni abessive kalvattani kalvoittani instructive — — comitative — kalpoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kalpasi kalpasi accusative nom. kalpasi kalpasi gen. kalpasi genitive kalpasi kalpojesi kalpaisi rare partitive kalpaasi kalpojasi inessive kalvassasi kalvoissasi elative kalvastasi kalvoistasi illative kalpaasi kalpoihisi adessive kalvallasi kalvoillasi ablative kalvaltasi kalvoiltasi allative kalvallesi kalvoillesi essive kalpanasi kalpoinasi translative kalvaksesi kalvoiksesi abessive kalvattasi kalvoittasi instructive — — comitative — kalpoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kalpamme kalpamme accusative nom. kalpamme kalpamme gen. kalpamme genitive kalpamme kalpojemme kalpaimme rare partitive kalpaamme kalpojamme inessive kalvassamme kalvoissamme elative kalvastamme kalvoistamme illative kalpaamme kalpoihimme adessive kalvallamme kalvoillamme ablative kalvaltamme kalvoiltamme allative kalvallemme kalvoillemme essive kalpanamme kalpoinamme translative kalvaksemme kalvoiksemme abessive kalvattamme kalvoittamme instructive — — comitative — kalpoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kalpanne kalpanne accusative nom. kalpanne kalpanne gen. kalpanne genitive kalpanne kalpojenne kalpainne rare partitive kalpaanne kalpojanne inessive kalvassanne kalvoissanne elative kalvastanne kalvoistanne illative kalpaanne kalpoihinne adessive kalvallanne kalvoillanne ablative kalvaltanne kalvoiltanne allative kalvallenne kalvoillenne essive kalpananne kalpoinanne translative kalvaksenne kalvoiksenne abessive kalvattanne kalvoittanne instructive — — comitative — kalpoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kalpansa kalpansa accusative nom. kalpansa kalpansa gen. kalpansa genitive kalpansa kalpojensa kalpainsa rare partitive kalpaansa kalpojaan kalpojansa inessive kalvassaan kalvassansa kalvoissaan kalvoissansa elative kalvastaan kalvastansa kalvoistaan kalvoistansa illative kalpaansa kalpoihinsa adessive kalvallaan kalvallansa kalvoillaan kalvoillansa ablative kalvaltaan kalvaltansa kalvoiltaan kalvoiltansa allative kalvalleen kalvallensa kalvoilleen kalvoillensa essive kalpanaan kalpanansa kalpoinaan kalpoinansa translative kalvakseen kalvaksensa kalvoikseen kalvoiksensa abessive kalvattaan kalvattansa kalvoittaan kalvoittansa instructive — — comitative — kalpoineen kalpoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kalpamiekkailija
• kalpamiekkailu
• kalparitari
• kalparitaristo
• kalpaveljekset

Further reading

• “kalpa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Latvian

Noun

kalpa m

1. genitive singular of kalps