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kali

masc nom sg of kali (noun); masc voc sg of kali (noun); masc voc sg of kalī (noun)

1. kali (masc): disaster; bad luck; misfortune; lit. unlucky dice
2. kali (masc): fault; evil; badness; wrongness (for)
3. kali (masc): losing dice
4. kali (masc): distress
5. kalī (masc): losing dice; bad luck; defeat; disaster

Etymology. Sanskrit kali

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

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