कालीदह kālīdah

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

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ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

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  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

The pit or whirlpool in the river Jamnā in which the serpent Kālī is said to have lived.

Usual translation

  1. Kalidah
  2. pool of a serpent with five heads

Origin of the definition

H کالي काली kālī = H کاليا कालिया kāliyā [S. कालियः and कालिय+ कः], s.m. Name of a Nāga or serpent that inhabited the Jamnā (it is said to have had a hundred and ten heads, and to have been slain by Krishṇ): — kālī-dah, or kālī-kunḍ, s.m. The pit or whirlpool in the river Jamnā in which the serpent Kālī is said to have lived: — kālī-nāg, s.m. The serpent Kālī.

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Created
Friday 7 April 2023
Updated
Wednesday 24 April 2024