कल

Monier-Williams · kala
kala mf(ā)n. (etym. doubtful) indistinct, dumb BṛĀrUp. ChUp ‖ (ifc., bāṣpa, or aśru preceding) indistinct or inarticulate (on account of tears) MBh. R. &c. ‖ low, soft (as a tone), emitting a soft tone, melodious (as a voice or throat) R. BhP. Vikr. &c ‖ a kind of faulty pronunciation of vowels Pat ‖ weak, crude, undigested L ‖ m. (scil. svara) a low or soft and inarticulate tone (as humming, buzzing &c.) L ‖ Ṣorea robusta L ‖ (in poetry) time equal to four Mātras or instants W ‖ (ās), m. pl. a class of manes MBh ‖ (am), n. semen virile L ‖ Zizyphus Jujuba ‖ (ā), f. kalā belo