कलाल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀸𑀮 (kallāla), from Sanskrit कल्यापाल (kalyāpāla).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kə.lɑːl/, [kɐ.läːl]

Noun

कलाल • (kalāl) m (Urdu spelling کَلَال)

1. alcohol dealer

   Synonym: कलवार (kalvār)

Declension

Declension of कलाल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कलाल kalāl	कलाल kalāl
oblique	कलाल kalāl	कलालों kalālõ
vocative	कलाल kalāl	कलालो kalālo

Descendants

• → Bihari: कलाल (kalāl)
• →? Gujarati: કલાલ (kalāl)
• → Maithili: कलाल (kalāl)

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “कलाल”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kalyapala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 150

Marathi

Alternative forms

• कालळ (kālaḷ), कालाळ (kālāḷ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian. Compare Tamil கள் (kaḷ), Tamil ஆள் (āḷ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.lal/

Noun

कलाल • (kalāl) m

1. alcohol dealer

   Synonym: कलवार (kalvār)

References

• Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “कलाल”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]