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Kalipurush

Kalipurush proper noun: a male demon, lord of Kali Yuga and the nemesis of Kalki, tenth avatar of Vishnu.

Proper noun

Kalipurush

  1. (Hinduism) A male demon, lord of Kali Yuga and the nemesis of Kalki, tenth avatar of Vishnu.

Forms of Kalipurush

alternative formKalipurusha
alternative formKali Purusha
alternative formKalpurush

Origin of Kalipurush

Borrowed from Hindi कलिपुरुष (kalipuruṣ), made of कलि (kali, “the demon Kali, Kalipurush”) and पुरुष (puruṣ, “a man”).

Questions about Kalipurush

What does Kalipurush mean?
Kalipurush means a male demon, lord of Kali Yuga and the nemesis of Kalki, tenth avatar of Vishnu.
What part of speech is Kalipurush?
Kalipurush is a proper noun.

Words near Kalipurush in the dictionary

  1. kalipaya
  2. Kalipayan
  3. kaliph
  4. kaliphate
  5. kaliphs
  6. Kalipurush
  7. kalipyrochlore
  8. kalirin
  9. kalirins
  10. kalis
  11. kalisaccharic

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