کل

See also: كل, کُل, گل, and گُل

Khalaj

Determiner

کُلّ (kull)

1. Arabic spelling of kull (“all”)

Mazanderani

Adjective

کل (kal)

1. bald

Adjective

کل (kël)

1. short
2. dull

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“naked, bald”) or *kl̥H-. Cognate with English callow and/or Latin calvus, Sanskrit कुल्व (kulva).

Adjective

کل • (kal)

1. bald

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic كُلّ (kull).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kull]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʊl(ː)]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʊl(ː)]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰʊl(ː)]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰul(ː)]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰol̥(ː)]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰul(ː)]

Readings
Classical reading?	kull
Dari reading?	kull
Iranian reading?	koll
Tajik reading?	kull

Adjective

کل • (koll)

1. totally
2. whole

Adverb

کل • (koll)

1. all, wholly

Noun

کل • (koll)

1. entirety

Pronoun

کل • (koll)

1. everything

Derived terms

• کلگی (kullagī) (Dari, dialectal)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

کل • (kal)

1. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh) piece, part

   هر کلش یه جا رفت.

   har kaleš ye jâ raft.

   (It broke and) Every piece of it went somewhere.

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

کل • (kal)

1. buck (male goat); any kind of male animal such as a cow, buffalo, sheep, deer or gazelle

Derived terms

• کل سکایی (“saiga”)

Noun

کل • (kal)

1. (dialectal, Kazerun) boy

   کلکو سیب اورده.

   kalku sib ovorde.

   The boy (guy) has brought apple(s).

Etymology 5

Noun

کل • (kel)

1. A cry of joy that women cheer in weddings.

Etymology 6

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

کل • (kol)

1. short

Descendants

• ⇒ Khalaj: kula

Sindhi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰələ]

Noun

کَلَ • (khala) f (Devanagari खल)

1. (anatomy) skin
2. (botany) bark

References

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “کَلَ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
• Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “کَلَ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ

Southwestern Fars

Noun

کل (kel)

1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg) hawthorn

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit कल (kala).

Adjective

کل • (kal) (Hindi spelling कल)

1. dumb
2. hoarse
3. soft

Noun

کل • (kala) m (Hindi spelling कल)

1. humming
2. buzzing

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit कल्य (kalya, “morrow”).

Adverb

کَل • (kal) (Hindi spelling कल)

1. tomorrow
   1. in the future; later on
2. yesterday

Coordinate terms

Dates relative to today in Urdu (layout · text)
	–3	–2	–1	0	1	2	3
direct speech	three days ago	two days ago	yesterday	today	tomorrow	in two days	in three days
	تَرْسوں (tarsõ)	پَرْسوں (parsõ)	کَل (kal)	آج (āj)	کَل (kal)	پَرْسوں (parsõ)	تَرْسوں (tarsõ)
reported speech	three days before, three days earlier	two days before, two days earlier	the day before	on that day	the next day	two days later	three days later
	تِین دِن پَہْلے (tīn din pahle) تِین دِن قَبْل (tīn din qabl)	دو دِن پَہْلے (do din pahle) دو دِن قَبْل (do din qabl)	پِچْھلے دِن (pichle din) ایک دِن پَہْلے (ek din pahle) ایک دِن قَبْل (ek din qabl)	اُس دِن (us din)	اَگْلے دِن (agle din) ایک دِن بَعْد (ek din ba'd)	دُوسْرے دِن (dūsre din) دو دِن بَعْد (do din ba'd)	تِیسْرے دِن (tīsre din) تِین دِن بَعْد (tīn din ba'd)

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit कला (kalā).

Noun

کل • (kal) f (Hindi spelling कल)

1. part
2. machine
3. instrument
4. lock
5. trap
6. trigger
7. hammer

Etymology 4

From Sanskrit कल्या (kalyā).

Noun

کل • (kal) f (Hindi spelling कल)

1. peace
2. tranquility
3. quiet
4. rest
5. relief
6. ease

Etymology 5

From Classical Persian کل (kal).

Adjective

کل • (kal) (Hindi spelling कल)

1. bald

Etymology 6

From Sanskrit किल (kila).

Adverb

کل • (kil) (Hindi spelling किल)

1. indeed
2. verily
3. truly
4. certainly

Etymology 7

From Sanskrit कील (kīla).

Noun

کل • (kil) m (Hindi spelling किल)

1. (dialectal) fist
2. (dialectal) elbow

Etymology 8

From Sanskrit कुल (kula).

Noun

کل • (kul) m (Hindi spelling कुल)

1. herd
2. troop
3. flock
4. multitude
5. race
6. caste
7. tribe
8. family
9. house
10. lineage

Etymology 9

From Classical Persian کل (kull), from Arabic كُلّ (kull).

Adverb

کل • (kul) (Hindi spelling कुल)

1. totally
2. entirely

Noun

کل • (kul) m (Hindi spelling कुल)

1. all
2. total
3. universality
4. whole
5. each