vikāla

See also: vikala

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• विकाल (Devanagari script)
• ৰিকাল (Bengali script)
• විකාල (Sinhalese script)
• ဝိကာလ or ဝိၵႃလ (Burmese script)
• วิกาล or วิกาละ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩥᨠᩣᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ວິກາລ or ວິກາລະ (Lao script)
• វិកាល (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄨𑄇𑄂𑄣 (Chakma script)

Etymology

vi- +‎ kāla

The meaning of 'afternoon and night' arises because healthy monks are not allowed to eat after noon.

Noun

vikāla m

1. wrong time
2. afternoon and night

Declension

Declension table of "vikāla" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vikālo	vikālā
Accusative (second)	vikālaṃ	vikāle
Instrumental (third)	vikālena	vikālehi or vikālebhi
Dative (fourth)	vikālassa or vikālāya or vikālatthaṃ	vikālānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vikālasmā or vikālamhā or vikālā	vikālehi or vikālebhi
Genitive (sixth)	vikālassa	vikālānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vikālasmiṃ or vikālamhi or vikāle	vikālesu
Vocative (calling)	vikāla	vikālā

Derived terms

• vikālabhojana (“eating at the wrong time”)

Descendants

• → Thai: วิกาล (wí-gaan)

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vikāla”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead