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কাল

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See also: কালো

Assamese

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Noun

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কাল (kal)

  1. season
  2. tense
  3. era

Bengali

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Etymology

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  • The meanings for "yesterday" and "tomorrow" come from Sanskrit कल्य (kalya, yesterday).
  • The meanings related to time, season and tense come from Sanskrit काल (kāla, time).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kal/, [kal]
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  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

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কাল (kal)

  1. tomorrow
    Synonym: আগামীকাল (agamikal)
    রোজি বলিস কাল করবি কিন্তু কাল তো আর আসেই না
    roji boliś kal korbi kintu kal to ar aśei na.
    You keep saying you'll do it tomorrow, but tomorrow never comes.
  2. yesterday
    Synonym: গতকাল (gotokal)
    কাল ছিল আমার জন্মদিন
    kal chilo amar jonmodin.
    Yesterday was my birthday.
  3. time; era, age
    এই খারাপ কালে কিছু ভালো জিনিস ঘটেei kharap kale kichu bhalo jinisho ghoteSome good things also occur in this bad age
  4. season
    বর্ষাকালborśakalmonsoon season
    গরমকালgoromkalsummer
  5. (grammar) tense
    বর্তমান কালbortoman kalpresent tense

Adverb

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কাল (kal)

  1. tomorrow
    Synonyms: আগামীকাল (agamikal), কালকে (kaloke)
    কাল করবkal kôrbô.I'll do it tomorrow.
  2. yesterday
    Synonyms: গতকাল (gôtôkal), কালকে (kaloke)
    কাল কোথায় গিয়েছিলি?kal kothaẏ giẏechili?Where did you go yesterday?

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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কাল m

  1. Bengali script form of kāla (“time”)

Declension

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