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kāḷo

kāḷa

masc nom sg of kāḷa (adj); masc nom sg of kāḷa (noun)

1. dark; black
2. necklace plant; Sophora tomentosa
3. name of Cāpā's husband who left her to become an ascetic; Upaka; lit. black

Etymology. Sanskrit kāla

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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