Kalem, Kālēṃ, Kāleṃ: 2 definitions

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Kalem means something in Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kālēṃ (कालें).—n The heart or tender core of the stock of the Plantain. It is taken out after the plant has yielded its fruit, and boiled and eaten. kālyāsārakhā thaṇḍa Cold as the core of the Plantain; cold as clay.

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kāḷēṃ (काळें).—n (kāḷā) A stain, stigma, slur, blot.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kālēṃ (कालें).—n The heart or tender core of the stock of the plantain. kālyāsārakhā thaṇḍa Clod as clay.

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kāḷēṃ (काळें).—n A stigma, stain, blot.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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