As a Hindi name
कलाय · noun · masculine
मटर — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a sort of pea or pulse, &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kalāya" is the vocative of "kalāyā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "kalāya" is the dative of "kala" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
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Dictionary citations
kalāya m. a sort of pea or pulse, MBh.; Suśr. &c.
a kind of plant with dark-coloured flowers, Śiś. xiii, 21
kalāya m. (-yaḥ) The name of various leguminous seeds, chiefly of the order Phaseolus, particular kinds of pulse or vetches. E. ka wind, lā to bring or give, and yuk aff.
kalāyā f. a species of Dūrvā-grass, L.
kala mf(ā)n. (etym. doubtful) indistinct, dumb, BṛĀrUp.; ChUp.
(ifc., bāṣpa, or aśru preceding) indistinct or inarticulate (on account of tears), MBh.; R. &c.
Alternative readings
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