Kala

/ˈkɑːlə/ noun

Definition

In Hindu and Buddhist philosophy, kala refers to time, fate, or death; also used in martial arts like Kalaripayattu.

Etymology

From Sanskrit 'kala' meaning 'time' or 'black,' representing time's relentless passage and death's inevitability in Hindu philosophy.

Kelly Says

In Hindu mythology, Kala is personified as a dark god representing time itself—the ancient Indians understood that time waits for no one and that mortality is universal, making it a profound philosophical concept.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካላ
ka-la
ARالعربية
كالا
kala
BNবাংলা
কাল
ka-al
CACatalà
kala
ka-la
CSČeština
kala
ka-la
DADansk
kala
ka-la
DEDeutsch
Kala
Ka-la
ELΕλληνικά
καλά
ka-la
ESEspañol
kala
ka-la
FAفارسی
کالا
ka-la
FISuomi
kala
ka-la
FRFrançais
kala
ka-la
GUGU
કળા
ka-la
HAHA
kala
ka-la
HEעברית
קלה
ka-la
HIहिन्दी
काला
ka-la
HUMagyar
kala
ka-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
kala
ka-la
IGIG
kala
ka-la
ITItaliano
kala
ka-la
JA日本語
カラ
kara
KKKK
кала
ka-la
KMKM
កាឡា
ka-la
KO한국어
까라
kka-ra
MRMR
काला
ka-la
MSBahasa Melayu
kala
ka-la
MYမြန်မာ
ကလာ
ka-la
NLNederlands
kala
ka-la
NONorsk
kala
ka-la
PAPA
ਕਾਲਾ
ka-la
PLPolski
kala
ka-la
PTPortuguês
kala
ka-la
RORomână
kala
ka-la
RUРусский
кала
ka-la
SVSvenska
kala
ka-la
SWKiswahili
kala
ka-la
TAதமிழ்
கலா
ka-la
TEతెలుగు
కాల
ka-la
THไทย
คาลา
ka-la
TLTL
kala
ka-la
TRTürkçe
kala
ka-la
UKУкраїнська
кала
ka-la
URاردو
کالا
ka-la
VITiếng Việt
kala
ka-la
YOYO
kala
ka-la
ZH中文
卡拉
kā lā
ZUZU
kala
ka-la

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