कलाल

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀸𑀮 (kallāla), from Sanskrit कल्यापाल (kalyāpāla).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kə.lɑːl/, [kɐ.läːl]

Noun[edit]

कलाल (kalālm (Urdu spelling کَلَال)

  1. alcohol dealer
    Synonym: कलवार (kalvār)

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Bihari: कलाल (kalāl)
  • ? Gujarati: કલાલ (kalāl)
  • Maithili: कलाल (kalāl)

References[edit]

  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “कलाल”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kalyapala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 150

Marathi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Dravidian. Compare Tamil கள் (kaḷ), Tamil ஆள் (āḷ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

कलाल (kalālm

  1. alcohol dealer
    Synonym: कलवार (kalvār)

References[edit]

  • Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “कलाल”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]