कल्पना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कल्पना (kalpanā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kəl.pə.nɑː/, [kɐl.pɐ.näː]

Noun

कल्पना • (kalpanā) f

1. imagination
2. hypothesis, guess

Declension

Declension of कल्पना (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कल्पना kalpanā	कल्पनाएँ kalpanāẽ
oblique	कल्पना kalpanā	कल्पनाओं kalpanāõ
vocative	कल्पना kalpanā	कल्पनाओ kalpanāo

Derived terms

• कल्पनादर्श (kalpanādarś)
• परिकल्पना (parikalpanā)
  • परिकल्पनात्मक (parikalpanātmak)
• प्राक्कल्पना (prākkalpanā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কল্পনা (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬮ᭄ᬧᬦᬵ (Balinese script)
• কল্পনা (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰩𑰿𑰢𑰡𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀧𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ကလ္ပနာ (Burmese script)
• કલ્પના (Gujarati script)
• ਕਲ੍ਪਨਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌨𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦭ꧀ꦥꦤꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂪𑂹𑂣𑂢𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಕಲ್ಪನಾ (Kannada script)
• កល្បនា (Khmer script)
• ກລ຺ປນາ (Lao script)
• കല്പനാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠᠯᢒᠠᠨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘩𑘿𑘢𑘡𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᠯᢒᠠᠨᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧉𑧠𑧂𑧁𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐮𑑂𑐥𑐣𑐵 (Newa script)
• କଲ୍ପନା (Odia script)
• ꢒꢭ꣄ꢦꢥꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆬𑇀𑆥𑆤𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖩𑖿𑖢𑖡𑖯 (Siddham script)
• කල‍්පනා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩽 𑪙𑩰𑩯𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚥𑚶𑚞𑚝𑚭 (Takri script)
• கல்பநா (Tamil script)
• కల్పనా (Telugu script)
• กลฺปนา (Thai script)
• ཀ་ལྤ་ནཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒪𑓂𑒣𑒢𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨬𑩇𑨞𑨝𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From कल्प (kalpa).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐl.pɐ.nɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐl̪.pɐ.n̪ɑː/

Noun

कल्पना • (kalpanā) stem, f

1. making, manufacturing, preparing Suṡr. BhP.
2. practice Car.
3. fixing, settling, arranging Mn. ix, 116 Yājñ.
4. creating in the mind, feigning, assuming anything to be real, imagination KapS. &c.
5. hypothesis Nyāyam.
6. caparisoning an elephant Daṡ.
7. form, shape, image
8. a deed, work, act Mṛicch.