कल्याण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कल्याण (kalyāṇa). See कल्य (kalya) for more.

Noun

कल्याण • (kalyāṇ) m (Urdu spelling کلْیان)

1. prosperity, fortune, good luck

Declension

Declension of कल्याण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कल्याण kalyāṇ	कल्याण kalyāṇ
oblique	कल्याण kalyāṇ	कल्याणों kalyāṇõ
vocative	कल्याण kalyāṇ	कल्याणो kalyāṇo

Adjective

कल्याण • (kalyāṇ) (indeclinable)

1. fortunate, good

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• kalyāṇa (Latin script)
• 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• কল্যাণ (Bengali script)
• කල්‍යාණ (Sinhalese script)
• ကလျာဏ or ၵလျႃꧣ (Burmese script)
• กลฺยาณ or กัลยาณะ (Thai script)
• ᨠᩃ᩠ᨿᩣᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ກລ຺ຍາຓ or ກັລຍາຓະ (Lao script)
• កល្យាណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄣𑄳𑄠𑄂𑄕 (Chakma script)

Adjective

कल्याण

1. Devanagari script form of kalyāṇa

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কল্যাণ (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬮ᭄ᬬᬵᬡ (Balinese script)
• কল্যাণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰩𑰿𑰧𑰯𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ကလျာဏ (Burmese script)
• કલ્યાણ (Gujarati script)
• ਕਲ੍ਯਾਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦭꦾꦴꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂪𑂹𑂨𑂰𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ (Kannada script)
• កល្យាណ (Khmer script)
• ກລ຺ຍາຓ (Lao script)
• കല്യാണ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠᠯᠶᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘩𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᠯᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧉𑧠𑧇𑧑𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐮𑑂𑐫𑐵𑐞 (Newa script)
• କଲ୍ଯାଣ (Odia script)
• ꢒꢭ꣄ꢫꢵꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆬𑇀𑆪𑆳𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖩𑖿𑖧𑖯𑖜 (Siddham script)
• කල්‍යාණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩽 𑪙𑩻𑩛𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚥𑚶𑚣𑚭𑚘 (Takri script)
• கல்யாண (Tamil script)
• కల్యాణ (Telugu script)
• กลฺยาณ (Thai script)
• ཀ་ལྱཱ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒪𑓂𑒨𑒰𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨬𑩇𑨪𑨊𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐl.jɑː.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kɐl̪ˈjɑː.ɳɐ/

Noun

कल्याण • (kalyāṇa) stem, ?

1. marriage

   Synonym: विवाह (vivāha)

Descendants

• → Malayalam: കല്യാണം (kalyāṇaṁ)
• → Tamil: கல்யாணம் (kalyāṇam), கண்ணாலம் (kaṇṇālam), கலியாணம் (kaliyāṇam)