काळे

Marathi

Etymology

From काळा (kāḷā) (noun). Compare Konkani काळें (kāḷễ), Gujarati કાળું (kāḷũ).

Adjective

काळे (kāḷe)

  1. black (color)
  2. (sometimes offensive) black (having dark skin)

References

  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), काळे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), काळा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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