कलियुगी kaliyugī

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

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919	On this site
c	ch
ś	śh
ṣ	ṣh
r̥	r̥i

A few reading pointers:

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 · adj.

Earlier definition

Definition

Of kaliyug: iron-aged.

Usual translation

iron-aged
those who are iron-aged

Origin of the definition

-ई -ī. Diminutive feminine nominal suffix or adjectival suffix. Relating to, forms adjectives from nouns. Doer, possessor. Forms abstract nouns from adjectives or common nouns.

कलियुग kaliyug (sanskrit)

The kali age, the iron age, the fourth and the last age of the universe according to the Hindu mythology.
(fig.) the age of vice.