"Kali" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɑːli/, /ˈkæli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kali.wav
Rhymes: -ɑːli, -æli Etymology: From Sanskrit काली (kālī) or कालिका (kālikā). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|काली}} Sanskrit काली (kālī) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kali
  1. (Hinduism) A goddess in Hinduism, one of the most significant figures within that religion, who destroys evil forces and bestows liberation. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism, Hindu deities Synonyms: Mahakali, Kali Maa, Kali Ma, Maa Kali
    Sense id: en-Kali-en-name-6DjRdNFV Disambiguation of Hindu deities: 34 30 34 2 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 11 21 28 3 25 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 15 27 2 30 14
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit used especially in India. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Hindu deities Related terms: Bhadrakali, Kali Puja
    Sense id: en-Kali-en-name-eLUcf1Aj Disambiguation of Hindu deities: 34 30 34 2 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 11 21 28 3 25 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 15 27 2 30 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Sanskrit कलि (kali). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|कलि}} Sanskrit कलि (kali) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kali
  1. (Hinduism) A male demon, lord of Kali Yuga and the nemesis of Kalki, tenth avatar of Vishnu. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism, Hindu deities Synonyms: Kalipurush, Kali Purush, Kalpurush Derived forms: Kali Yuga Translations (goddess): Kali (Basque), কালী (kali) [feminine] (Bengali), Кали (english: Kali) (Bulgarian), ကာလီ (kali) (Burmese), 迦梨 (Jiālí) (Chinese Mandarin), 時母 (Chinese Mandarin), 时母 (Shímǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), Kálí [feminine] (Czech), Kali (Danish), Kálii (Dutch), Kali (Finnish), Kâlî (French), Kali (German), Káli (Hungarian), Kali (Indonesian), Cailí [feminine] (Irish), Kali (Italian), カーリー (kārī) (Japanese), 칼리 (kalli) (Korean), काली (kālī) [feminine] (Marathi), काली (kālī) (Newar), Kali (Polish), Kali (Portuguese), Ка́ли (Káli) (Russian), काली (kālī) (Sanskrit), කාලී (kālī) (Sinhalese), Kali (Spanish), Kali (Swedish), కాళి (kāḷi) (Telugu), กาลี (kālī) (Thai), Kali (Turkish), کالی (kālī) (Urdu) Translations (male demon): कलि (kali) [masculine] (Marathi), कलि (kali) (Sanskrit)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: A shortening of German Kalium. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Kalium}} German Kalium Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kali
  1. (homeopathy) A potassium salt. Categories (topical): Homeopathy
    Sense id: en-Kali-en-name-ZK38bI1j Topics: homeopathy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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