کالا

کالا (plural کالا-کالا or کالا۲, informal 1st possessive کالاکو, 2nd possessive کالامو, 3rd possessive کالاڽ)

1. Jawi spelling of kala‎

Inherited from Sanskrit काल (kāla). Cognate with Marathi काळा (kāḷā), Punjabi کالا (kālā) and Urdu کالا (kālā).

کالا (kālā)

1. black

کالا • (kâlâ) (plural کالاها (kâlâ-hâ))

1. things; goods; commodity; article

   Synonym: اجناس (ajnâs)

   حمل و نقل کالا ― haml o naql-e kâlâ ― transportation of commodities

   • c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The reign of Gushtāsp”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings]‎^[1]:

     سواران جنگی همی تاختند
     به کالا گرفتن نپرداختند

     sawārān jangē hamē-tāxtand
     ba kālā giriftan na-pardāxtand

     The riders were charging for a battle;
     They did not set themselves to taking spoils.

     (Classical Persian romanization)

2. (Dari) clothes, dress, attire; costume
3. (archaic) silk clothes

Inherited from Sanskrit काल (kāla). Cognate with Marathi काळा (kāḷā) and Urdu کالا (kālā).

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /kaː.ɭaː/, [käː.ɭäː]
• Rhymes: -äː

کاࣇا • (kāḷā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਾਲ਼ਾ)

1. black (color/colour)
2. black, negro (potentially offensive)

• “چِٹّا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Inherited from Sanskrit काल (kāla), from Proto-Dravidian *kār.

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kɑː.lɑː/

کالا • (kālā) m (Hindi spelling काला)

1. black (color/colour)

   Synonym: سیاہ (siyāh)

کالا • (kālā) (feminine کالی (kālī), Hindi spelling काला)

1. black (color/colour)
2. dark complexioned (derogatory term used by Pakistanis and Indians to describe dark-skinned people)
3. dark
4. dirty
5. evil
6. hopeless