kali meaning in Sanskrit
कलि kalí
/ˈkæli/
kali in Sanskrit: कलि (kalí). In English, kali means the prickly glasswort (Kali turgidum, syn. of Salsola kali).
Sanskrit words for kali
- Kali
- कलि kalí
English meaning of kali
- noun The prickly glasswort (Kali turgidum, syn. of Salsola kali).
- noun Alkali, particularly soda ash or potash.
- noun Traditional Philippine stick fighting, a martial art.
- noun A type of British crystalline sweet or candy, similar in appearance to sherbet but made with larger sugar crystals.
Synonyms of kali
- arnis
- eskrima
- Mahakali
- Kali Maa
- Kali Ma
- Maa Kali
- Kalipurush
- Kali Purush
- Kalpurush
kali in other languages
Questions about kali in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of kali in Sanskrit?
- Kali in Sanskrit is कलि (kalí).
- kali इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Kali: कलि (kalí).
- What does kali mean in English?
- Kali means the prickly glasswort (Kali turgidum, syn. of Salsola kali).
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “kali”: कलि. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: kali (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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