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kālena

kāla

masc instr sg of kāla (noun)

1. kāla (masc): time; occasion (for)
2. kāla (masc): suitable time; appropriate occasion; right time; lit. time
3. kāla (masc): (gram) tense; mood; lit. time
4. kāla (masc): (gram) rest; pause; space; lit. time
5. kāla (masc): time of death; death moment; lit. time
6. kāla (masc): daybreak; early morning; lit. time
7. kāla (masc): necklace plant; Sophora tomentosa
8. kālena (ind): timely; at the right time; at an appropriate moment

Etymology. √kal > kāl + *a; from √kal 'spend time'; Sanskrit kāla [kal]

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

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