"काल" meaning in Pali

See काल in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{pi-noun|m}} काल m Inflection templates: {{pi-decl-noun|g=m}} Forms: masculine [table-tags], कालो [nominative, singular], काला [nominative, plural], कालं [accusative, singular], काले [accusative, plural], कालेन [instrumental, singular], कालेहि [instrumental, plural], कालेभि [instrumental, plural], कालस्स [dative, singular], कालाय [dative, singular], कालत्थं [dative, singular], कालानं [dative, plural], कालस्मा [ablative, singular], कालम्हा [ablative, singular], काला [ablative, singular], कालेहि [ablative, plural], कालेभि [ablative, plural], कालस्स [genitive, singular], कालानं [genitive, plural], कालस्मिं [locative, singular], कालम्हि [locative, singular], काले [locative, singular], कालेसु [locative, plural], काल [singular, vocative], काला [plural, vocative]
  1. Devanagari script form of kāla (“time”) Tags: Devanagari, alt-of, masculine Alternative form of: kāla (extra: time)
    Sense id: en-काल-pi-noun-gQPuPfYa Categories (other): Devanagari script, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pali entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 1 3 2 1 15 17 12 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 14 1 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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