kalā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kala"

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kala, from Proto-Uralic *kala. Cognates include Estonian kala and Finnish kala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlɑː/

Noun

kalā

1. fish

Declension

Declension of kalā (18)

	singular (ikšlug)	plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv)	kalā	kalād
genitive (genitīv)	kalā	kalād
partitive (partitīv)	kallõ	kaļḑi
dative (datīv)	kalān	kalādõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	kalāks	kalādõks
illative (illatīv)	kallõ	kaļži
inessive (inesīv)	kalās	kaļši
elative (elatīv)	kalāst	kaļšti

References

• Lauri Kettunen (1938) Livisches Wörterbuch mit grammatischer Einleitung, Helsinki, page 103

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.la/
• Rhymes: -la
• Homophones: kala, kāla
• Hyphenation: ka‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit कला (kalā, “a division of time”).

Noun

kalā

1. a certain division of time

Etymology 2

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

Noun

kalā

1. noose, snare

Alternative forms

• kala

Derived terms

• hulu kala
• hulwa kala
• kinalan
• kinalā
• makala-kalā
• maṅalā

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦏꦭ (kala, “bird noose or snare”)
  • → Indonesian: kala (“snare”)
• → Balinese: ᬓᬮᬵ (kala)