"कलङ्क" meaning in Sanskrit

See कलङ्क in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɐ.lɐŋ.kɐ/ [Vedic], /kɐˈl̪ɐŋ.kɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Related to कलुष (kaluṣa, “turbid, foul”), with further origin uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Dravidian; compare Tamil கலங்கு (kalaṅku, “to become cloudy”), கலுழ் (kaluḻ, “to become cloudy”), and கலுழி (kaluḻi, “puddle”), as well as Kannada ಕಲುಹೆ (kaluhe, “dirt”). An Indo-European origin is possible as well; compare कलुष (kaluṣa) with Middle High German hilwe (“fine fog”). Etymology templates: {{uncertain|sa|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{bor+|sa|dra|nocap=1}} borrowed from Dravidian, {{cog|ta|கலங்கு|t=to become cloudy}} Tamil கலங்கு (kalaṅku, “to become cloudy”), {{cog|kn|ಕಲುಹೆ|t=dirt}} Kannada ಕಲುಹೆ (kaluhe, “dirt”), {{cog|gmh|hilwe|t=fine fog}} Middle High German hilwe (“fine fog”) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m}} कलङ्क • (kalaṅka) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m}} Forms: kalaṅka [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], कलङ्कः [nominative, singular], कलङ्कौ [dual, nominative], कलङ्का1 [dual, nominative], कलङ्काः [nominative, plural], कलङ्कासः1 [nominative, plural], कलङ्क [singular, vocative], कलङ्कौ [dual, vocative], कलङ्का1 [dual, vocative], कलङ्काः [plural, vocative], कलङ्कासः1 [plural, vocative], कलङ्कम् [accusative, singular], कलङ्कौ [accusative, dual], कलङ्का1 [accusative, dual], कलङ्कान् [accusative, plural], कलङ्केन [instrumental, singular], कलङ्काभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], कलङ्कैः [instrumental, plural], कलङ्केभिः1 [instrumental, plural], कलङ्काय [dative, singular], कलङ्काभ्याम् [dative, dual], कलङ्केभ्यः [dative, plural], कलङ्कात् [ablative, singular], कलङ्काभ्याम् [ablative, dual], कलङ्केभ्यः [ablative, plural], कलङ्कस्य [genitive, singular], कलङ्कयोः [dual, genitive], कलङ्कानाम् [genitive, plural], कलङ्के [locative, singular], कलङ्कयोः [dual, locative], कलङ्केषु [locative, plural]
  1. a stain, spot, mark, soil
    Sense id: en-कलङ्क-sa-noun-LcKQlF3M Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51
  2. defamation, blame
    Sense id: en-कलङ्क-sa-noun--jYzFvRx Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 21 79
     
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      "form": "कलङ्केन",
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      "form": "कलङ्कस्य",
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      "ipa": "/kɐ.lɐŋ.kɐ/",
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      "form": "कलङ्कानाम्",
      "roman": "kalaṅkānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कलङ्के",
      "roman": "kalaṅke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कलङ्कयोः",
      "roman": "kalaṅkayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कलङ्केषु",
      "roman": "kalaṅkeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "कलङ्क • (kalaṅka) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a stain, spot, mark, soil"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stain",
          "stain"
        ],
        [
          "spot",
          "spot"
        ],
        [
          "mark",
          "mark"
        ],
        [
          "soil",
          "soil"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "defamation, blame"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "defamation",
          "defamation"
        ],
        [
          "blame",
          "blame"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ.lɐŋ.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈl̪ɐŋ.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "कलङ्क"
}

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  "subsection": "noun",
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