कलंक

Hindi

noun

Definitions

blemish, mark
disfigurement, abnormality
accusation, recrimination

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कलङ्क (dark blemish).

Origin

Sanskrit

कलङ्क

Gloss

dark blemish

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

caligo Latin
cālīgō Latin
κελαινεφής Ancient Greek
κελαινός Ancient Greek
*kel- Proto-Indo-European
caruja Portuguese
कलङ्क Sanskrit
calìgo Venetian