कल [ kala ] [ kala ] m. f. n. (etym. doubtful) indistinct , dumb Lit. BṛĀrUp. Lit. ChUp.

(ifc. , [ bāṣpa ] , or [ aśru ] preceding) indistinct or inarticulate (on account of tears) Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

low , soft (as a tone) , emitting a soft tone , melodious (as a voice or throat) Lit. R. Lit. BhP. Lit. Vikr.

a kind of faulty pronunciation of vowels Lit. Pat.

weak , crude , undigested Lit. L.

[ kala ] m. ( scil. [ svara ] ) a low or soft and inarticulate tone (as humming , buzzing ) Lit. L.

Shorea robusta Lit. L.

(in poetry) time equal to four Mātras or instants Lit. W.

m. pl. a class of manes Lit. MBh.

n. semen virile Lit. L.

Zizyphus Jujuba

[ kalā ] f. see [ kalā ] below.

[ kala ] m. N. of a poet, Lit. Subh.